Daily work report
Orders dashboard rework
For Example Retail Ltd · From Alex Sample
Tue, Sep 15, 2026
- Total
- 6:27
- First
- 09:04
- Last
- 17:14
- Amount
- $387.00
Work summary
Generated from the freelancer's own session notes.
- Found the slowest queries behind the orders page and timed each one.
- Rewrote the main orders query and added an index for it.
- Added tests for the orders endpoint.
- Went through the release plan with the client.
- Updated the dashboard filters to match the new design.
Observed activity
Derived from captured screens and window titles, not from written notes.
- Worked in a code editor and a terminal for most of the day, running queries against the orders data.
- Kept the orders dashboard open in a browser while testing the changes.
- Joined a video call in the afternoon.
Areas of work
- Profiled the slow orders queries1:34
- Rewrote the orders query and added an index2:30
- Added tests for the orders endpoint1:10
- Call with the client about the release plan0:40
- Updated the dashboard filters to match the new design0:33
Sessions
- 09:04–10:38Profiled the slow orders queries1:34
- 10:49–12:04Rewrote the orders query and added an index1:15
- 13:02–14:17Rewrote the orders query and added an index1:15
- 14:29–15:39Added tests for the orders endpoint1:10
- 15:50–16:30Call with the client about the release plan0:40
- 16:41–17:14Updated the dashboard filters to match the new design0:33
Screenshots
Times are in Eastern Time (GMT-4).