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Whatever you use, so long as the format is text-based Git is useful for tracking revisions. I guess that part is obvious, but in case it slipped your mind. IIRC
by wahern 6y ago
Whatever you use, so long as the format is text-based Git is useful for tracking revisions. I guess that part is obvious, but in case it slipped your mind. IIRC, I used Git to version various PDFs, too, including syllabi and handouts, but only for a fraction of the various articles and opinions I had read through. I still have my Git repo 10+ years later. Every once in awhile I go back to look at something.
I mostly used Scrivener (I think) for note taking, but that was probably a bad idea. I never learned to make good use of it. It versioned well, though.
I did use learning LaTeX as a distraction/excuse in law school, and ended up using it for a few briefs and presentations (beamer). Unfortunately, my legal writing classes mandated Word, so I didn't get to use it for the bulk of my writing.
My Evidence professor once ask me if I had plagiarized a brief, to which I answered something to the effect of, "I'm flattered, but I can show you the tortured editing history from my version control system." Per habit, I had versioned both the LaTeX source and my plaintext notes, w/ regular commits and pushes out of anxiety about my laptop combusting.
FWIW, I wrote some of my best code while avoiding studying. (I absolutely loved studying the law, but the overall stress of law school made it quite difficult to stay focused on school and avoid seeking out feelings of accomplishment in hacking code.) Good luck!
- nsomaru 6y agoThanks so much for the thoughts. I will need the luck :)