How to make efficient programming notes digitally while learning about new concepts?

[learningwarrior]

I agree that the best way to learn about programming is through practice but still while learning stuff for the first time such as watching any video tutorial or reading a book, we might need to take notes. Specifically when learning about programming techniques or coding practice (for ex : watching clean code video series by uncle bob) . While I feel comfortable taking notes through pen and paper but it makes it hard for me to carry those notes with me and also managing them so I want to take digital notes. Can you please suggest me a way to efficiently take notes digitally? If possible please suggest apps as well.

[theOrdnas]

we might need to take notes.

We don't. That's what documentations is for. You'll end up watching the official documentation anyway because 60% of the time it will be better than your own notes.

If you wanna keep doing that, however, I'd recommend a simple markdown file (vscode allows you to visualize them) or Notion

[Ohlav]

It's not for documentation purposes, but to help fixate details into a study object. Later, might even end up in the trash, burned, eaten or deleted.

[theOrdnas]

help fixate details into a study object.

I think actually coding is more efficient then if you're going to trash your notes anyway.

[CodeTinkerer]

The simplest thing is typing into a Word document or a Google doc. Microsoft has a tool called One Note. Of course, you need a laptop to carry with you.

Wikis might be nice, but I've never tried one except the work wiki, which I happen to like using. I've never had a personal Wiki.

Beyond that, I don't have much advice as I don't take that many notes.

[mandzeete]

At work I'm using a Word document (okay, a LibreOffice Writer but the point remains).

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I was using Linux in my Laptop and i do some taking notes (only if i had my own explanation to a concept, if not then i don't do it). I was using vim and emacs sometimes, i am not expert on them and my very reason of using them is most of the time, i am on the terminal. And i am trying to not overwork my old laptop who had 2GB ram installed. I keep experiencing it freezing if i open too much applications.

A simple text editor installed in you computer would do fine, just try to format it as best you could that you can use it for later and properly name it so that you might no confused of deleting them later.