How do you keep track of your programming TODOs?

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Published on 2009-02-10T09:27:17Z Indexed on 2010/06/16 13:22 UTC
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I'm one of those people who can't get anything done without a to-do list. If it isn't on the list it doesn't exist.

Notepad Method:

When I'm programming I've been keeping notepad open with a list of to-do's for my current project. I'll constantly re-arrange these based off priority and I cross them off and move them to the completed section when I'm finished with that particular task.

Code Comments:

Some programmers pepper their projects source code with:

// TODO: Fix this completely atrocious code before anyone sees it

Plus, I know that there are some tools that show you a list of all TODOs in your code as well.

Website Task Tracker:

What have you found to be the best method of keeping track of your to-do lists for multiple projects?

Related Question: What can someone do to get organized around here?
Related Question: Getting Organized; the to-do list.

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