When we talk about working remotely, we take a lot of things for granted, especially reliable internet and power. But sometimes, working remotely means trying to get something done on a flight, during a long train ride, or somewhere with little or no network.

I moved to the foothills of the Himalayas a year ago. I love the peace of living here, but it also comes with its own challenges, including network and power outages. Things I didn’t think about as much before are now part of planning my work.

I work as a Principal Engineer at Thomson Reuters, where I spend most of my time coding and reviewing my teammates’ code. Coding agents are already a big part of my everyday workflow, which made me curious about how much of that workflow I could keep using offline.