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by gsumpster 2222 days ago
Nice! I recently ditched my older 15" MacBook Pro for a MacBook Air and configured the VS Code Remote Container plugin to run against a $20/mo Digital Ocean server and it's been mostly good so far!

I was so tired of my MacBook Pro's fans being constantly on and always needing to be plugged in with dev servers and VS Code extensions running. Github Workspaces look promising too, looks like the same work.
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TechBro8615 2222 days ago
I did the same. It’s been a huge game changer for productivity for me. We have a docker heavy stack that can easily chug 6gb of RAM, and that’s even before considering all the Docker bugs with high CPU usage on Mac when using bind mounts. Now, my computer is silent, and my dev environment is running 24/7 so I can instantly context switch into it without my laptop heating up or needing to close programs or anything like that. It really has increased my productivity substantially.
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