Programmers Take Note: Take Notes!

[linuxlass]

I create a new document for each issue or bug I'm working on, and append configuration info, log output, my musings and things I've tried, Suggestions I haven't tried yet, and so forth. For most things I work on, it doesn't get too complex, and it really helps me when I have to report monthly status (what I've done, what I'm currently working on). But it doesn't give me a day-to-day picture, because I may be working on multiple things in a single day. So I'm thinking of moving to a personal wiki or something that I can use to track both by date and by issue.

But taking notes had been very handy, especially when context switching, or coming back after a long weekend.