Developer Diary Reviews

1. Guest

   about 2 years ago
   Gave me more clarity in my thoughts

   As an experienced developer, I already use too many productivity/development tools and I was reluctant to try another tool. I was happy with taking notes in my good old paper diary. But the simplicity of Developer Diary attracted me.

   Feature-wise, it did what it promised without any distraction or clutter. I could take notes, reflect back and make better decisions with insights such as maker vs manager mode, deep work intervals, etc. The quick global shortcut (Cmd+Shift+I) to bring the focus on diary is so underrated, it wouldn't have used it so consistently without it. It solved the common problem I had with other productivity tools - I start to use them with great motivation but leave them in between because they feel like a chore after a while. But the shortcut and autostart feature made sure that not only I dump my thoughts in the diary but also reflect back on them regularly without any annoying notifications. That's what made me stick around for the first two week and then it became an effortless habit.

   The overall impact of using the Developer Diary is enlightening. I am less anxiety now, I have more clarity in my thoughts, and I get more time for deep work. Being able to follow my coding plans more consistently with less distractions helped me solve hard coding problems.

   👍 Pros:    Works offline|Simple and clear interface|Shortcuts|Markdown support|Privacy concisous|No learning curve

   👎 Cons:    No mobile app atm|Getting in the habit of using the app for the first two week is hard

Jrnl.sh Reviews

Developer Diary mentions (6)

• Self hosted journal app (like Sol Journal)?

  Developer Diary has all these features - markdown support, offline, minimalist. Desktop apps available for Linux, macOS, Windows. Source: almost 3 years ago

• Looking for a simple wiki (web, not desktop) that stores backend as markdown files?

  You can use Developer Diary to stores markdown text in flat text files. Can you share more about your use case? Source: almost 3 years ago

• What should you do if you're extremely bad at time management?

  - Plan your day ahead of time, use productivity apps like Developer Diary to analyze how you spend your time on laptop, use apps like Forest App to block other apps when you are working on phone. Source: almost 3 years ago

• Are there any innovative productivity apps that try a unique approach (beyond a basic checklist) or use psychology to your advantage?

  You should try Developer Diary . It is a journaling app with mark-down support that gives you productivity analysis after your Deep Work session ends. I love it ! Source: almost 3 years ago

• "Ooo I want to do this right now, but first let me just do this"

  Use [Developer Diary](https://flow.invidelabs.com/) to stay productive, it is a mark-down supporting journaling app that also gives you productivity analysis after using **Deep Work Mode**. Source: almost 3 years ago

Jrnl.sh mentions (16)

• Ask HN: What CLI Apps?

  Jrnl This is a command line journaling application. https://jrnl.sh/en/stable/. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

• A Syntax for Self-Tracking (2020)

  Https://jrnl.sh/en/stable/ I feel like this tool is similar in spirit to this idea. - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago

• Do you have about 5 different places you are keeping notes?

  Another one interesting for power users is journal (https://jrnl.sh/en/stable/) Which allows to store daily notes or one-off quite quickly. Support asking questions and such. Source: over 2 years ago

• Are you missing any native (free) software in Debian?

  I want jrnl, which is GPLv3 and first released in 2013, to be on Debian. It is not there on flathub either. Source: almost 3 years ago

• Note taking cli with groups and categories in 2022

  I tried [jrnl](https://jrnl.sh/en/stable/) but got confused with adding entries in different config files. I love the idea that I can type jrnl or a short command and add a note but im looking for something with more features. Source: almost 3 years ago