📌 README.md Structure

Your README.md should give an overview of the Captain’s Log and guide how to navigate it.

# Captain's Log - [Project Name] 🚀

Welcome to the Captain's Log for **[Project Name]**. This document serves as a record of technical decisions, progress updates, and challenges encountered while building this application.

## 🗂 Structure

All logs are stored in the `/logs` directory in Markdown (`.md`) format.

- `logs/2025-03-04.md` - Daily log entries (YYYY-MM-DD)
- `logs/weekly/2025-W09.md` - Weekly summaries
- `logs/decisions/feature-x.md` - Major technical decisions
- `logs/retrospective/q1-2025.md` - Quarterly reflections

## ✍️ Logging Format

Each log entry follows this structure:

[YYYY-MM-DD] - [Log Title]

🌟 Summary

• [Brief summary of what was worked on today.]

🔨 Work Done

• ✅ [Implemented Feature A]
• 🔄 [Refactored Module B]
• 🚧 [Struggled with Bug C]

🛠 Challenges & Solutions

• ❌ [Issue] → ✅ [Solution]

🚀 Next Steps

• [Plan for the next day/week]

## 📜 Major Decision Records
Any significant architectural or technical decisions should be logged separately in `/logs/decisions/`.

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### **📌 How to Enter Daily Logs**
1. **Create a new Markdown file** in the `logs/` folder for each day:  
   - Example: `logs/2025-03-04.md`
2. **Use the structured format** mentioned above.
3. **Commit and push** the log to the repository daily.

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### **📌 How to Enter Weekly Logs**
If you want weekly summaries:
- Store them in `/logs/weekly/`
- Example: `logs/weekly/2025-W09.md`
- Format:
  ```md
  ## Week 9, 2025 - Captain's Log

  ### 🚀 Highlights
  - Major achievements this week
  - Key decisions made

  ### 🔥 Challenges & Learnings
  - [Issue] → [Solution]

  ### 🎯 Goals for Next Week
  - Plan ahead for the upcoming sprint

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📌 How to Record Major Decisions

For long-term technical decisions, keep separate logs under /logs/decisions/.
Example: logs/decisions/database-migration.md

# Decision Log: Database Migration

## 📝 Context
- Why was this decision necessary?

## 📊 Options Considered
- Option 1: [Pros & Cons]
- Option 2: [Pros & Cons]

## ✅ Final Decision
- We chose [Option X] because...

## 🚀 Implementation Steps
1. Step 1
2. Step 2
3. Step 3

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📌 How to Maintain the Log Efficiently

• Automate timestamps: Use VS Code snippets or GitHub Actions to automate log creation.
• Use Commit Messages: Write meaningful commit messages like "docs: Add log for 2025-03-04"
• Review Periodically: At the end of each month or quarter, review past logs to track progress.