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Re:The Linux codebase has over 3k TODO comments, many from o... by sedatk on Monday December 30, 2019 @01:59AM (#21911370)
"Note:" comments are perfectly fine. On the other hand, I've seen at least three distinct definitions for TODO in this HN thread:

- TODO should be a note about behavior.

- TODO should prescribe a small fix.

and yours: TODO should mean "don't worry about deleting this".

These different interpretations and potential confusion they would create make even a stronger argument against TODOs.

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Re:The Linux codebase has over 3k TODO comments, many from o... by IggleSniggle on Monday December 30, 2019 @02:02AM (#21911381)
I'm afraid "don't worry about deleting this" was poorly phrased...but your point still stands
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