Barry Rowlingson wrote: > I use a thing called 'Plain Text File'... > > Basically I keep a file called 'NOTES.txt' in each project directory I > work in and keep it updated as I work. I keep note of where data comes > from, what I do to it, what various functions do and so on. Then I can > use Unix command-line tools such as 'grep' and 'find' to search them. > > I wouldn't dream of using a proprietary tool with a proprietary and > closed format for this kind of thing EVER. If you want something more > sophisticated than my Plain Text File solution then keep a 'NOTES.tex' > file then you can include equations and graphics. Plus it's then trivial > to cut things out of it into your final reports and papers. > And for a small amount of additional pain, one can use Sweave. It is much more powerful than tex alone and this assures a perfect match between commands and outputs.
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