I have a maxed out M2, It’s really impressive what you can run on this machine, in addition to vscode, sublime, java sql client, and running occasional vm’s, rdp clients, multiple ssh terminals,, I can also have photoshop, lightroom and a ridiculous amount of tabs opened in chrome without seeing any issues.

Note: Native apple silicon apps are a must as they startup and run significantly faster. It’s especially noticeable in vscode.