Yeah, I don't see how you can do anything other than simple web development this way. For things like mobile, console, Flash, Unity, etc. I'm pretty sure if you're not using the standard IDEs and emulators you're going to have a bad time, and those are difficult to use remotely.
But if you're a web developer, you should by all means do whatever it takes to make development easier.
But if you're a web developer, you should by all means do whatever it takes to make development easier.