TODO/FIXME extension for Flex Builder

A programmer will often view a bit of code and think - 'Oh, I'll need to add/fix something here'. 5 minutes later it's forgotten until the client complains about something missing. Here's a nice solution to this created by Dirk Eismann.

Dirk made a TODO / FIXME extension for Flex Builder 2 that also works like a charm in the Flex Builder 3 beta. All you do is to drop this extension into your Flex/Eclipse folder, bring up the window (Window -> Other views -> General -> Tasks) and it will look at your open files to find TODO and FIXME comments. The result is listed in a separate panel that you can stick anywhere you like in the workspace. Clicking any of the lines in the panel will open the associated file and jump to the line with the comment and you can tag tasks as completed as well.

For now, the panel only inspects files as you open and save them, so to get an overview of all TODO's, you'll need top open all the files in your project. A little hassle, but it does not slow down your IDE too much either since the code is only searched for comments when required. Very nice extension that we'd recommend to any Flex user.


Click here to read more / Download the extension

 

 

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