Chimerelda E. Error, layabout

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Chimerelda E. Error, layabout @chimerror12/3/2022, 10:29 PM

My New TODO Technique is Unstoppable

I have a lot of TODOs in my source code so I can just write little bugs and thoughts and questions down to get them out of my head so I can move on.

But as I'm beginning to get into a release cycle, I have the sense that I should start prioritizing TODOs. At first, this was just so I can add TODOs that I meant to deal with before I made my commit. Then I realized I can go even further.

So... the number of times I say "TODO" is how big a priority that is:

TODO: Whatever, I'll get to it
TODOTODO: Fix this before the next release
TODOTODOTODO: Fix this before committing

This is likely a sign I should look into an honest-to-god issue tracker lol

#coding #coding tips #todo

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Chimerelda E. Error, layabout @chimerror12/3/2022, 10:30 PM

Absolutely love how much better this ends up formatted on Cohost since I don't try to adhere to Twitter lengths for my paragraphs.

Paige @MxAshlynn3/4/2023, 7:43 PM

Nice! I used to categorize my TODOs: "TODO [RENDERING]: The tilemap needs to account for blah blah blah"

Chimerelda E. Error, layabout @chimerror3/4/2023, 10:54 PM

Ooh that's a good idea! I actually did move to GitHub and Trello issue tracking, but I started doing something similar and like putting a title like "Editing - blah blah blah" on the cards/issues!

Paige @MxAshlynn3/4/2023, 11:22 PM

Oh rad! I use an issue tracker in tandem with writing TODOs in my code . . . mostly so that I can keep info I might forget close to where I'm actually working

But I also document more than most people would, so it may be overkill! 😅

Chimerelda E. Error, layabout @chimerror3/4/2023, 11:30 PM

I was arguing about keeping the TODOs in the code to keep where they were, but I decided it was easier to track which ones I had migrated by taking them out!

Documentation is good! The mind is forgetful!

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