title: Is installing compiler on a virtual pc vs desktop more secure?
body: <p>My supervisor is pushing developers to install any compiler (Visual studio etc) on a virtual machine  vs desktop. His argument is, it is more secure to put compiler on virtual in case desktops are hacked. But if i can access virtual machine from my desktop then hacker can too. I am just trying to understand why it is more secure to put compiler on virtual. Thank you.</p>