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Re:The Linux codebase has over 3k TODO comments, many from o... by catalogia on Sunday December 29, 2019 @11:06PM (#21910728)
It's also nice to highlight TODO and FIXME in your text editor for added emphasis. I believe Vim even does this by default.
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Re:The Linux codebase has over 3k TODO comments, many from o... by nkozyra on Sunday December 29, 2019 @11:12PM (#21910751)
I think this is the primary benefit.

Only so many times can you scroll past a nagging ide hint before you say "FINE, I guess I'll do it now!"

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