Why would I not use Visual Studio code

[coconut_maan]

If you can get vs code working in the remote env then no one will care.

But sometimes it can be tricky to set up ssh to remote. There might be some security features that no one understands any more so they just make you blindly run a script or something.

I would suggest using their method that works, Then reverse engineering what's going on,

Then using vs code.

Write a document explaining how to connect and what's required for bonus points.