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/dev-diary

Create a developer diary entry in `/docs/developer-diary/` that captures your personal insights about the current work.

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How this command gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.

  • Fires itselfClaude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.
  • You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
  • Slash command/dev-diary

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What this command does when you run it.

Create a developer diary entry in `/docs/developer-diary/` that captures your personal insights about the current work.

Command definition

dev-diary.md

Developer Diary Entry

Create a developer diary entry in `/docs/developer-diary/` that captures your personal insights about the current work.

Entry Structure

1. **Date & Context**

  • Today's date and entry number
  • What you're currently working on
  • Related issues or PRs

2. **Technical Observations**

  • Interesting patterns or anti-patterns discovered
  • Clever solutions you found or created
  • Technical debt noticed
  • Performance considerations

3. **Personal Insights**

  • "Aha!" moments during development
  • Frustrations and how you overcame them
  • Things that surprised you
  • Questions that arose during work

4. **Future Considerations**

  • Ideas for improvements
  • Potential refactoring opportunities
  • Features that would be nice to have
  • Architectural thoughts

5. **Human Touch**

  • Your opinion on the code quality
  • What made you smile or laugh
  • Shower thoughts about the project
  • Analogies or metaphors that help explain complex parts

Guidelines

  • Be authentic and show personality
  • Include code snippets if they illustrate a point
  • Don't hold back on constructive criticism
  • Share both successes and struggles
  • Think of it as a letter to future developers (including yourself)

Remember: This is your space to be reflective, creative, and human. It's not just about what you did, but how you felt about it and what you learned.

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