With exception of VSCode, because I have no choice due to some plugins, or apps required by customer projects where I have no other option as well, nothing else based on Electron pollutes my computers.

You always have a choice to use/learn/make a different tool.

It’s a prison of your own making.

I’ve personally adopted a process where I structure my projects to ALWAYS keep credentials and sensitive information in a separate directory.

The working copy gets rsynced to and from a dedicated VM with whatever $HARNESS.