[jiggawatts]

> remote editing, say on a VPS with 512mb RAM with too many daemons running.

I really like the new VS Code remote-editing feature, where the GUI is local but you can work directly on the remote system.

Visual Studio has a vaguely similar "remote debugger" feature.

Generally I avoid remote development like the plague. As you said, the latency is quite noticeable through any kind of remote connection.

Pro tip for anyone using Windows: Modern versions limit RDP to 30Hz by default, irrespective of CPU power or available bandwidth. See this MS article on how to remove the limitation: https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/help/2885213/frame-rate-...

I always set this to 60 Hz on high-performance "workstation" VDI systems used by developers.