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> It increases the barrier to entry if you are going to leave a TODO (versus leaving it out or just not being lazy and doing it), and prevents the backlog from
by gravypod 7y ago
> It increases the barrier to entry if you are going to leave a TODO (versus leaving it out or just not being lazy and doing it), and prevents the backlog from needing even more grooming
I would rather have many tickets that specify actual work than a lot of work specified in no tickets.
Using monotony as a filter doesn't sound like it would lower defect rates over long periods of time.
- MAGZine 7y agoConversely, it actually serves as a reminder for you to prioritize the work rather than coming across and old todo as a happenchance, when you're not in the frame of mind or have the time to fix it. Yes, it's tedium. But it's necessary tedium. It's documentation.