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My own habits leave me wondering if the use of C-s as a search command in text editors is related to the semantic consolidation that Snellman sees of 'XXX' as a
by escape_goat 10y ago
My own habits leave me wondering if the use of C-s as a search command in text editors is related to the semantic consolidation that Snellman sees of 'XXX' as a 'FIXME' synonym.
In a lengthy file where I will repeatedly need to jump back to a particular spot, I tend to leave a 'xxx' comment in that place until I'm done.
I believe I ended up doing so largely because `xxx` is unlikely to appear anywhere else, and thus, with a habit of pressing C-s as a left-handed chord, it becomes efficient to hit `x` three times and then C-s through instances as needed.
Any place where such a reference marker was left in the code would indicate that the code editor knew he needed to return to that point, making it likely that a verifiable but non-fatal flaw could be found in the code there, reinforcing the association with a 'FIXME' semantic.