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I have shot myself in the foot on more than one occasion by failing to document a procedure or configuration I was sure I would remember.

Boy does that ever strike a nerve. Mainly in my own code.

I'll write a function with just a little bit of complexity, getting working perfectly, and build all kinds of stuff on top of it. Three months later I need to add something to it, but I don't understand what I wrote.

I'm the biggest stickler on variable naming and self-documenting code and yet, I still keep doing it to myself. Oh well, always room for improvement.



Not just in IT either. Any time you are doing anything you might need or want to refer back to, TAKE NOTES.

"Someone who wants to appear clever relies on memory, someone who wants to get things done writes things down."




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