is there a trend of moving from localhost to the cloud for developing?

Just read this: Dev environments should be cattle, not pets. It looks likely that in future, most development will not be done on localhost, the most precious pet of all. In this talk, we will explore what is driving companies like Google, Facebook, Shopify, and GitHub to move their development entirely to the cloud, and break down the factors that are leading this workflow to spread out to make sense even for the solo developer!

https://shift.infobip.com/schedule/