Docker has recently announced new tools that aim to blend local and cloud-based development environments, eliminating context switching and leveraging scalable cloud resources for faster, more collaborative coding. Despite the popularity of cloud IDEs, many developers still prefer working locally due to comfort in having complete control over their own machine, but local environments hinder productivity as project complexity grows exponentially. Docker's new products provide automation and insights into inner-loop development cycles, faster local building by tapping large cloud servers and caching, and integrated debugging across environments, resonating with Daytona's approach of blending local flexibility with cloud resources to remove productivity bottlenecks. The future is neither fully local nor fully cloud-based, and developers desire the best of both worlds, which is what Docker's tools validate that integrating local with cloud boosts velocity and teamwork.