[nonethewiser]

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.

[hinkley]

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

[nilamo]

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.

[0x457]

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

[skydhash]

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.