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I use dash to keep all of the reference material for libraries and programming languages I use stored locally. It has cut my searches down to almost nothing. IM

I use dash to keep all of the reference material for libraries and programming languages I use stored locally. It has cut my searches down to almost nothing. IMO, it is better to use the reference material, because it forces you to understand the mechanisms involved and solve the problem yourself vs looking up a solution. This act helps imprint the knowledge into your long term memory. Of course, this is my anecdotal experience. As an aside, having the docs local is a godsend when working without internet or on a bad connection.

moxious 7y ago
Why would you want to imprint this stuff into your long term memory? Google is an extra brain with effectively infinite free space, why would I want to use mine?
roryokane 7y ago
For anyone wondering what Dash is, it’s an API documentation browser macOS app. It works offline and has fuzzy search that shows results as you type. You can get it at https://kapeli.com/dash https://kapeli.com/dash. The full version costs $30. https://devdocs.io/ https://devdocs.io/ is a free alternative. It’s a web app that can be set up to work offline. It was missing a few convenient features of Dash last time I checked, but I can’t remember which features those are right now.