If youâre a developer, Iâm assuming youâre familiar with a concept of a changelog
A changelog is a file which contains a curated, chronologically ordered list of notable changes for each version of a project.
You may or may not keep a changelog in the projects you contribute to at work, but regardless of that you should be keeping a changelog for something much more important:
You.
Itâs easy to get wrapped up in the day to day and lose sight of how youâre changing and what youâre learning. Life happens fast and if weâre not checking in on ourselves regularly some important things get lost in the mix. This is where I think keeping your own personal changelog can help.
There are a few good posts on this topic already like Julia Evanâs post on Brag Documents.
She already covers some great points on why you should consider doing this so please, check out her article!
You might already be keeping one today and just calling it something else. If so, cool! Keep it up đ. If you arenât, give it a shot.
Keep a changelog - for you.