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August 28, 2022 10:01 am GMT

Why You Should Keep A Dev Diary

Introduction

Hello!
In this post I will explain my reasons why I keep a dev diary and why it will benefit you in your dev life.

Reasons to keep a dev diary

My personal reasons for keeping a dev diary are as follows:

  • I use it to plan my TODOs for the day
  • It allows me to memorise the increasing number of API keys etc
  • Any errors I encounter I note them down as well as how I solved the issue
  • By jotting down any errors, you can use the search feature to find the same error if you encounter it in the future. Sort of like a personal Stack Overflow.
  • It allows me to note any ideas for future reference
  • Allows me to keep track of time/progress and any unfinished tasks
  • It notifies me the next day of what leftover tasks still need to be completed
  • It gives future me a laugh, when I look back at the memo's I wrote a year ago

How I lay out my dev diary

I always start with the day's TODO/s, ordered from the most important to the least important.

Then I give each todo a separate heading, I then actually start working on the todo, noting anything important including any problems/errors etc I encounter. Any problems encountered I always right the solution and how I solved it as well as tagging the error for future reference.

At the end I write what still needs to be done and what I need to do Tomorrow.

The software I use to do this used to be Evernote, but recently I've switched to a tool called "Joplin" which is free to use and open source. Notes can also be backed up to DropBox/Self Hosted Server.

https://joplinapp.org/

Conclusion

Here I have shared my reasons why every dev should keep a dev diary.
I've personally been keeping a diary for over 2 years now, yes it does take time to update it etc. But I feel for that time used my performance has sky rocketed.

Please feel free to share if you keep a dev diary, if you do please give me your reasons for keeping one.

Happy Coding!


Original Link: https://dev.to/ethand91/why-you-should-keep-a-dev-diary-1l1i

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