I always write TODO statements with a number from 1 to 4, indicating the severity. 1 is immediate, meaning it needs to be fixed for the system to work. 2 is s

I always write TODO statements with a number from 1 to 4, indicating the severity. 1 is immediate, meaning it needs to be fixed for the system to work. 2 is something that should be done before release. 3 is a near term wish list sort of thing, and 4 is a hopeful, probably never sort of thing In addition, another place I deviate from the norm is when I comment out code, I write the reason why it's commented out. These two things really help keep my code from becoming incomprehensible as time passes.