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Re:TODOs Aren't for Doing by navane on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @02:22AM (#44656218)
Todos can also serve as a direction where you want the code to go to. Leaving this in the code ensures everyone working on it sees it, and every change they make can take this direction in mind.

Maybe THIS change finally warrants implementing foo, or at least refrain from implementing bar.

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Re:TODOs Aren't for Doing by jayd16 on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @02:28AM (#44656250)
That's just form 3.
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Re:TODOs Aren't for Doing by navane on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @05:13AM (#44657172)
Oh right, once I read back what I wrote, i noticed that too.
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