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		k00pa on Feb 24, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What happens when placeholder text doesn’t get rep... I sometimes use similar approach with code to indicate really hacky code that should be removed before any bigger releases.

iLoch on Feb 24, 2014 [–]

I think that's what //FIXME: is for. TODO and FIXME are both commonly supported, as well as a few others.

gknoy on Feb 24, 2014 | [–]

Similarly, when adding debugging-aid print statements, I prefix them with ">>>", and make sure I don't use it elsewhere.

gcb0 on Feb 24, 2014 | | [–]

why not "debug: "?

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