I concur. I don't want to install libraries on my host machine that I won't use for anything other than development, e.g., Node.js.

On macOS, Lima has been a godsend. I have Claude Code in an image, and I just mount the directory I want the VM to have access to. It works flawlessly and has been a replacement for Vagrant for me for some time. Though, I owe a lot to Vagrant. It was a lifesaver for me back in the day.