TODOs Aren't for Doing

Re:TODOs Aren't for Doing by nonethewiser on Tuesday July 22, 2025 @11:59AM (#44648875)

I think the author is basically arguing for #3 but not addressing the difference between a `TODO` comment vs. a non-`TODO` comment.

I guess the `TODO` terms has a certain visual flair that makes us immediately understand the class of comment. I guess that would be my best argument for keeping it a `TODO` comment instead of a regular one. But when you see the author arguing that `TODO` comments dont mean you need TO DO anything, it's kind of a smell, isn't it?

I find myself generally agreeing with the article's sentinment but think your option #3 of just making it a non-TODO comment an improvement.

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Re:TODOs Aren't for Doing by hinkley on Tuesday July 22, 2025 @12:52PM (#44649860)

Am I hallucinating or did IntelliJ have a TODO tracker? Webstorm doesn’t bug me about todos, but something I used to use did.

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Re:TODOs Aren't for Doing by nilamo on Tuesday July 22, 2025 @01:24PM (#44650367)

Rider definitely has a popup with a list of TODOs before you push to the remote. I assumed that originally existed in intellij... but never verified that.

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Re:TODOs Aren't for Doing by 0x457 on Tuesday July 22, 2025 @04:51PM (#44652851)

Yes, it's in base IntelliJ. TODO and FIX tracking, IIRC.

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Re:TODOs Aren't for Doing by skydhash on Tuesday July 22, 2025 @01:21PM (#44650339)

It still does. But it’s a user option to run the scan when commiting (or pushing). So it may be disabled in your config.

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