The small details are the build log.
Why the useful notes are often the checks, awkward discoveries, and problems that survived a repair.
## A finished job hides a lot
A rebuilt engine looks like one big event. In reality, it is a long sequence of small decisions and checks. The part numbers matter, but so does the order in which a fault appeared and what changed before it disappeared.
This site's purpose is to keep those details somewhere useful. A good entry should separate what was observed, what was changed, and what was verified afterwards.
## A format worth keeping
1. What was the symptom?
2. What evidence did I have?
3. What did I change?
4. What happened on the next test?
5. What is still uncertain?
That structure is useful whether the project is a car, a circuit, or a bit of PHP.
A rebuilt engine looks like one big event. In reality, it is a long sequence of small decisions and checks. The part numbers matter, but so does the order in which a fault appeared and what changed before it disappeared.
This site's purpose is to keep those details somewhere useful. A good entry should separate what was observed, what was changed, and what was verified afterwards.
## A format worth keeping
1. What was the symptom?
2. What evidence did I have?
3. What did I change?
4. What happened on the next test?
5. What is still uncertain?
That structure is useful whether the project is a car, a circuit, or a bit of PHP.