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Not sure about VSCode, but I use CLion's remote-development workflow with a local docker container. Works well enough for my purposes.

Checkout the original video introducing Onyx: http://youtu.be/vG47Gui3hYE

He may be a bit interesting, but based on your assumption that he "hates" Scala seems to indicate that he is a very angry person (given that he still prefers Scala to other alternatives). I think he is emotionally invested in Scala and upset that it didn't turn out exactly how he would have like to see it, but "hate" seems like a strong (possibly incorrect) word to use.

He also claims at the end that he's going to keep using Scala on his new venture because it's the best tool he has, at the moment.

I agree. However, I wouldn't say that this is entirely useless as it does offer some suggested alternatives to help build better habits. What I discuss in my post is something that I've seen friends and co-workers struggle with and the newsletters were something largely unknown to some.

I completely agree with you. Way too often to I read articles stating various truths based on their sole experiences. This is just one more thing that devalues HN and warrants curation.

In this particular case, this is not only my experience but the experience of some of my colleagues and friends. That doesn't mean that this applies to everyone and obviously it is an opinion article.