On: Ask HN: How do you stay organized for solo dev?

[olooney]

I use a `TODO.md` file.

GitHub flavored markdown will format a list like this:

    1. [X] Dockerfile
    2. [ ] Bulk Inference
    3. [ ] CLI
    4. [ ] Logging

as a neat little list of checked/unchecked checkboxes. I create a section called "Backlog" for future ideas, a section called "Bugs" for bugs to fix, and an unnamed section at the top with current items. Once I reach a milestone like a release, I delete all the completed items.

[julienreszka → olooney]

You can also nest them which is nice

  - [x] A
    - [x] AA
    - [x] AB
  - [ ] B
    - [x] BA
    - [ ] BB

And if you want to document an item you can link to it with [[A wiki link]]

  - [ ] [[A wiki link to another markdown file]]

[itsallboutal → olooney]

Does X mark mean you won't do it or does it mean you already did it?

[streamfroster → itsallboutal]

Usually for me I use Obsidian so [ ] means todo, [/] is in progress, [-] is cancelled and [x] is completed

[dSebastien → itsallboutal]

X means "done"