• limer@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    9·
    9 hours ago

    I secretly have forgotten a lot of the working code I wrote months ago; and whenever someone asks, I need to go back and read it like new

    • king_tronzington@lemm.ee
      36·
      13 hours ago

      Pro tip: Keep a log of your work in a text file. I write a few bullet points for each day and on Friday write a “Next Week” section for my todos on that following Monday. Helps reduce the cognitive load of trying to remember what the hell you were about to do next.

      • thebestaquaman@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 hour ago

        I actually enjoy this part, where I’ve written some intricate code of sorts and get to spend some time writing a memo that explains how it works.

        I usually don’t even end up reading them, because the process of writing a good memo will make me remember it.

      • toynbee@lemmy.world
        21·
        4 hours ago

        AKA a WAR, which is an unnecessarily aggressive acronym for “weekly action report.”

      • Landless2029@lemmy.world
        3·
        8 hours ago

        I sort of do this in a block comment at the top of some scripts I write.

        Changelog for Completed Stuff and Future Features for todo

  • 3dmvr@lemm.eeEnglish
    16·
    13 hours ago

    Its always like 3 hours to remember why I was doing what I was doing, just to scrap it because the core is all wrong.

    • psud
      4·
      5 hours ago

      Make up something quickly stand-up is only 30 minutes after starting time

  • Crazyslinkz@lemmy.world
    9·
    12 hours ago

    If only there were some way to leave some sort of … what’s it called a comment maybe 🤔 idk…

    /s

  • agentshags@sh.itjust.works
    4·
    11 hours ago

    Me coming back to my run of ‘luck be a landlord’ and trying to figure out what strategy I was even thinking of, when I witness the chaos I left myself as I press ‘continue’…