Keeping lab notes as a software developer
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- 1. @jammycakes Keeping lab notes as a software developer James McKay
- 2. “Prefer working software over comprehensive documentation” The Agile Manifesto
- 3. “If it hurts, do it more often” Martin Fowler
- 4. Layered architecture aka “baklava code”
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- 6. “What did I do last time?”
- 7. You may also have asked… ✤ I’ve had this problem before, what did I do to solve it? ✤ What have I already tried attempting to fix this? ✤ I’ve just been brought onto this project, what does it do and how is it structured? ✤ Why is this code designed the way that it is?
- 8. My approach
- 9. Treat it likeTDD ✤ Think about what you’re going to do ✤ Write down what you’re going to do ✤ Then do it ✤ Then write down the outcome ✤ Lather, rinse, repeat!
- 11. Benefits ✤ Documentation becomes easier ✤ Clarity of thought to your work ✤ Easier to come back to a task that’s been on hold for a few days ✤ Easier to hand over to other team members ✤ An audit trail if things go wrong
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- 14. You cannot be too detailed ✤ Record all command line instructions that you run ✤ Record the output, but edit for clarity if appropriate ✤ Learn from your mistakes!
- 15. Teamwork ✤ When pair programming, one of you writes code, the other writes notes ✤ Share your notes with the whole team ✤ DON’T make them public. They may contain security sensitive information.
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