This can and does happen with local environments too.
Ideally both options would be available using a wrapper that ensures consistency across CI, cloud dev and laptop dev environments but I havent had that luxury anywhere.
> This can and does happen with local environments too.
Absolutely—but when it does, it’s not evenly distributed. Some of your team can remain productive. Some can pair up. On the other hand, when the cloud development environment goes down, you always send your dev team home for the day.