What notes should I be taking, if any, at the beginning of a project?

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Published on 2009-09-25T16:08:21Z Indexed on 2010/05/27 1:51 UTC
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I was recently asked by a Team Leader (not mine) if I would be willing to undertake a programming project. The members of his team are currently pre-occupied with other more important projects. I graduated college two years ago, and up until now programming has only been a hobby of mine. Recently I decided that I would like to pursue a career in software development. I accepted his offer so that I can gain some real-world experience and start building a portfolio.

In about an hour I'm scheduled to meet with the Team Leader to discuss the details of what he needs. From a short e-mail exchange with him, I know that the base project is to update an existing ASP.NET form—but I also think there's more to it than that.

Considering that I'd like to eventually put this project in a portfolio, what kinds of notes should I take at the meeting?

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