Todo Comment (ARCH4183)

Key java.quality.todo-comment · Severity info · Category quality

TODO/FIXME/HACK/XXX markers document unfinished work and are easily forgotten once they ship. Resolve them before merge or link them to a tracker.

Incorrect

double tax(Order o) {
    // FIXME: tax not computed for discounted items
    return o.total() * 0.18;
}

Correct

double tax(Order o) {
    double taxable = o.total() - o.discountedAmount();
    return taxable * 0.18;
}

Fix

Finish the flagged work, or tie it to a tracked issue and remove it from code.