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Build Logs

Build logs preserve the engineering process, not just the polished result.

What Goes Here

  • Experiments and prototypes
  • Debugging journals
  • Deployment notes
  • Performance investigations
  • Failed approaches
  • Retrospectives and lessons learned

Log Structure

  1. Context
  2. Goal
  3. Attempted approach
  4. What broke
  5. Fix or next experiment
  6. Permanent learning