Comments on: Day 3: Keep a Programming Diary

By: Johan Brodd

Johan Brodd — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:01:47 +0000

A smart move is to set up say a wordpress site, keep it in maintenance mode so nobody can read it, and disable comments for unregistered members. Then login to write your programmers diary there. Remember the password, and when you’re home or whenever you’re away from home, then you have instant access to your programmers diary. If there is an internet connection.

By: Wanda

Wanda — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:38:10 +0000

I call it a .plan file

By: coliveira

coliveira — Wed, 04 May 2011 01:08:28 +0000

Thanks for the book suggestion, this is really one of the best.

By: A Geek

A Geek — Tue, 03 May 2011 11:29:09 +0000

Interesting idea and what I was following from few years. Thanks for the tip and I am happy that I am practicing good tips (PSP – Personal Software Practice ? ). The diary not only cite your day to day work, it should also document new thoughts left to subconscious mind, any algorithms, data structures practiced, etc. A blog (digital diary) would really help very well. The classical book

The Practice of Programming by Kernighan and Pike also worth mentioning here.

By: Leather Diaries

Leather Diaries — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:39:06 +0000

Interesting!

A diary or a personal journal is your most intimate confidante. You can confidently share your secrets with it knowing that your personal diary will not talk to someone. So you should be very careful about your personal dairy. Leather is one of the most versatile materials that finds application in many areas. I would suggest to maintain a leather dairy instead of any normal dairy.

By: coliveira

coliveira — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:56:53 +0000

@Phillip: Thanks for comment. Yes, lab notebook is a great description. However, most people that are not from science wouldn’t know what this means.

By: Phillip

Phillip — Sat, 30 May 2009 17:04:16 +0000

This should more be considered a “lab notebook”, which I think more precisely defines the objectives you’re trying to capture. I’ve done this for a while, and it is immensely helpful! :)