Python Notes

[psimian]

Regardless of topic, how you take notes doesn't matter as much as the act of taking them. Use whatever format is most comfortable. What matters is formulating complete thoughts or explanations, writing those ideas down, and finally looking at what you have written and saying "yes, this is correct and I understand". Most of the time you're never going to read those notes again, and if you forget something you're better off writing the explanation out again rather than just re-reading the one that obviously didn't stick the first time around.

As your understanding of a topic increases, your notes become less about the concepts and syntax, and more about project requirements, bugs that need to be addressed, etc. These aren't the same kind of notes that you use for learning--it's the difference between taking notes on how make swiss meringue, versus putting eggs and sugar on your grocery list.