---
title: "{Descriptive Title of Work Session}"
date: YYYY-MM-DD
keywords: [keyword1, keyword2, keyword3, keyword4, keyword5]
commits: {number of commits made}
compression_status: uncompressed
---

# Session Summary

**Date:** YYYY-MM-DD (Day N of project)
**Focus Area:** {Main area/theme of work}

# Accomplishments

- [x] Major accomplishment 1 with specific details
- [x] Major accomplishment 2 with context
- [x] Feature implemented or bug fixed
- [ ] Started but not completed

(Use checkboxes, include as much detail as needed)

# Key Decisions

## Decision 1: {What was decided}

- **Context:** Why this decision was needed
- **Options considered:**
  1. Option A - pros/cons
  2. Option B - pros/cons
- **Rationale:** Why we chose this approach
- **Impact:** How this affects the system

## Decision 2: {What was decided}

(Include all significant decisions made)

# Problems & Solutions

| Problem | Solution | Learning |
|---------|----------|----------|
| Detailed problem description | Step-by-step solution | Key insight gained |
| Include error messages | Include code snippets | Generalizable principle |
| Stack traces if relevant | Multiple attempts documented | Future prevention |

# Technical Details

## Code Changes

- Total files modified: {number}
- Key files changed:
  - `path/to/file1.ex` - Description of changes
  - `path/to/file2.ex` - What was modified and why
- New files created:
  - `path/to/new_file.ex` - Purpose and contents
- Files deleted:
  - Reason for deletion

## Commands Used

Document useful commands discovered or used:

```bash
# Command that solved a problem
mix some.command --with-flags

# Debugging command that revealed issue
```

## Architecture Notes

- Patterns discovered or implemented
- Design decisions with rationale
- Performance considerations
- Security considerations

# Process and Workflow

## What Worked Well

- Effective approaches
- Tools that helped
- Successful debugging strategies

## What Was Challenging

- Obstacles encountered
- Time sinks
- False starts and dead ends
- Confusion points

# Learning and Insights

## Technical Insights

- New understanding about the system
- Language/framework features discovered
- Performance characteristics observed
- Edge cases uncovered

## Process Insights

- Workflow improvements identified
- Testing strategies that worked
- Documentation needs discovered

## Architectural Insights

- System design revelations
- Integration points clarified
- Abstraction opportunities identified

# Context for Future Work

## Open Questions

- Unresolved design questions
- Performance concerns to investigate
- Technical debt identified
- Areas needing more research

## Next Steps

- Immediate next tasks
- Follow-up work required
- Dependencies to resolve
- Tests to write

## Related Work

- Links to related worklogs
- References to design documents
- Connected issues or features
- External documentation consulted

# Raw Notes

(Include any additional notes, thoughts, or context that doesn't fit above)

- Stream of consciousness observations
- Links to resources found
- Chat logs if relevant
- Screenshots or diagrams (as links)

# Session Metrics

- Commits made: N
- Files touched: N
- Lines added/removed: +N/-N
- Tests added: N
- Tests passing: N/N
