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Stopping for 30 seconds to come up with subpar copy is usually worth it vs using some sort of placeholder that you need to come back and fix later. When I know
by chaz 13y ago
Stopping for 30 seconds to come up with subpar copy is usually worth it vs using some sort of placeholder that you need to come back and fix later. When I know the copy is awful and that I need to come back and replace it, I put in a comment that says
# COPY_REQUIRED
As long as I'm consistent about the tag that I use, I can easily search my project for my tags and fix before launch.
Similarly, I do a fair amount of presentations, and I always put in huge red letters a note to update the metrics, provide a source, etc. It's hard to miss when doing a final flip-through.
- skj 13y agoWhen writing papers in grad school, we'd leave placeholders in all the time, but always prefixed with the string "ZZZ", so they'd be really easy to search for.
- k00pa 13y agoI sometimes use similar approach with code to indicate really hacky code that should be removed before any bigger releases.