Relying on tools

I don't trust tools. My friends and colleagues know that I'm often saying that Technology doesn't work. You might feel the same, or you might be more optimistic. For me, the more I have worked in software development, the more I don't trust tools, as I know they will fail at any moment. It's a given for me.

The only thing I have left, after passing through the usual states of frustration, acceptance, and resignation is to acknowledge that I need to have a second plan for any tool so that my work is not destroyed by the malfunction of the tool.

When talking about remote access, I tend to prefer a tool, but I always have another one as a backup. It has happened, on numerous occasions, that we started remote pairing on a tool and it stopped working in the middle of the session. Then, we agreed to immediately use the second backup tool. So, there you go. Here is the first suggestion I have for you:

Have a second backup remote access tool...