Not DX, but security, yeah. I do this for one-shot automations inside a LAN or to talk to my own transient VMs inside the same box, but it is something you absolutely SHOULD NOT DO if you are connecting to a public host that may be compromised/spoofed whatever. Working at an ISP really opens your eyes to how easy that is to achieve.

(I am assuming that this, and the attempt to do passwordless sudo on the remote machine, simplifies the developers' life a lot since they don't have to put up prompts for you to validate the host key or do privilege escalation remotely, but they are must haves if I am to trust this solution.)

As to the iPad, I have been doing that for many, many years: https://taoofmac.com/space/blog/2016/11/06/1930 (the date on the URL does not denote the first mention). It is an excellent way to work for many hours with a quiet, cool (as in temperature) machine from remote locations.

I prefer iPad over a laptop for a number of reasons:

- My main machine is a Mac desktop. I am not looking to add another powerful machine to the mix that I'm not going to use regularly. The iPad (or even another high quality laptop) would be just used as another beautiful screen, to work or watch Netflix on.

- I have a high quality, ergonomic Bluetooth keyboard that I pair with my both my Mac and my iPad. This means my ergonomics with my iPad is better than using a laptop with it's attached keyboard.

- I'm not looking to do long work sessions on these devices, although I honestly could. It's more for one off things, for updating my org-notes, for having a quick cafe work session, etc.

Which keyboard do you use?

I've got the Corne-ish Zen, and I also recently acquired the Kinesis Advantage360. Both very niche, ergonomic boards but I'm very happy with it.