Inspiration
The original inspiration to write this blog started with an earlier post on dev.to written by James Hood. In that blog, Jame...
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... And that was the reason I created python-gtd (pypi.python.org/pypi/gtd)
The idea is basically the same, but with the program I have two advantages:
I really liked that format, but finally I moved to pen and paper again :)
By the way, I also use text files (restructuredText instead of md, but maybe I will move in a near future) to write down small keynotes about work, commited to a repository but shared by Dropbox too. From time to time I forgot to push and I needed some article from home. It is not really necessary, but useful.
I love that you found a way to practice with git in a way that allowed you to also keep track of the things you were doing for work. I imagine having these logs will give you something to go back and look over when the time comes to update your resume, too.
Personally, I keep my to-do list on paper, but it is a combination of personal and work items. If I needed one just for work, I may consider this option.
One question, though - how long did it take to set this up, and has it saved any time in the end?
Sorry, it took so long to respond. I haven't been much active in the Dev Community recently.
I have been using 'git' for version control at my work and my personal projects. Bitbucket offers private repositories. The only challenge was to figure out the conventions for file names and organization structure. So it didn't take much time to set it up.
One thing to note is that there's a manual 'commit & push' required to see your notes online (which is similar to 'saving' your notes in any note taking app). That's something to be remembered.
To be honest, I don't know if it saves time comparing to use a note taking app. The benefits I found out was from the editor 'VSCode' & it's shortcuts. It's much faster than any note taking app (mostly because it's just a text editor and just opens a folder exists in the local machine rather than from cloud). IMO, it's just an experience if you are a keyboard person and love simplicity than fancy UI.
Of course, having a journal of my work helped me to refer to my notes when needed. But that's the benefit of journaling not exactly journaling using 'git'.
P.S: This is the current status of my notes
Good post. I use markdown or paper/pen for todo list. But taking notes can't leave evernote, as some of notes are come from webclipper, and I think notes should live in one place.