It's not just you. One of the things I do upon completion of long projects is jotting down in bullet point what I have spent my time on when I submit the works.

It's not just you. One of the things I do upon completion of long projects is jotting down in bullet point what I have spent my time on when I submit the works. Make them read every major decision you've made in fixing code or completing a project. Make them read. (I believe this form of communcation is just as important as coding itself). Encapsulation of the programming work itself indeed has social implications - of worth, of value and many times price.