Category Archives: Weeknotes

Weeknote for 7/9/2023

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Andy

Productivity 🙂 Starting on another iteration of productivity system improvement gave me a burst of productivity motivation. I returned to a normal sleep schedule, cut out background distractions to improve my focus, and used countdown timers to limit my open-ended … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 7/2/2023

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Andy

Programming :thinking: I reviewed my Agile sources for their advice on project initialization to learn how requirements fit into the Agile lifecycle. They fit uneasily, it seems, since Agile enthusiasts like to keep specification informal and minimal, but the authors … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 6/25/2023

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Andy

Programming :thinking: I explored the idea of making a software development cheat sheet in the form of a coding project. The lesson of BDD is to make your documentation executable. In this case, taking notes is helpful, but verifying them … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 6/18/2023

Posted on June 18, 2023 by Andy

Programming :-O I actually got somewhere on my software requirements notes. I’m going to take advantage of my momentum and extend this iteration another week. I’m using the book Writing Great Specifications to learn behavior-driven development on the theory that … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 6/11/2023

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Andy

Housekeeping :relieved: I spent the week researching MagSafe charging devices. It took longer than I expected. I had meant to wrap it up quickly and return to software development, but that will have to be this week. But now a … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 6/4/2023

Posted on June 7, 2023 by Andy

Housekeeping 😐 I made general plans for the seasonal housekeeping project and planned some purchases. Part of my procrastination on this project has been not knowing what tasks belong in it. So I gave myself some clarity on that. The … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 5/28/2023

Posted on May 30, 2023 by Andy

Housekeeping 🙄 Despite purportedly being on a summer housekeeping project, I did no housekeeping except to replace my carbon monoxide detector. It beeped to let me know it needed replacing at 9:30 at night. So I ordered one to pick … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 5/21/2023

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Andy

Programming 😐 I did some reading, but not much more. I have some more mental hurdles to overcome before I can make faster progress. I’ll probably extend the project again. But now it’s on hold for a couple of weeks … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 5/14/2023

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Andy

Programming :thinking: On the software development notes, I finished reorganizing the topic outline and wrote a bunch of notes for the longer intro. But I’m still deciding how much of that to post on the wiki. In the meantime, I’ll … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 5/7/2023

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Andy

Programming :relieved: On the software development notes, I posted an updated intro and outline. I’ve also been relistening to SWEBOK and Steve McConnell’s Rapid Development to motivate myself and refresh my memory, and interacting with that material will be my … Continue reading →