The Value of Structured Notes

When I learn a technical topic, a chronological stream of posts is usually not enough. It is too easy for useful ideas to disappear into timestamps.

What I want instead is a structure that lets me return to a topic weeks later and still understand how the pieces fit together. Notes should not only record what I read. They should reduce the cost of re-entry.

That is why this part of the site is organized by section and chapter. It is closer to a handbook than to a diary.