Skip to content
  • Categories
  • Recent
  • Tags
  • Popular
  • World
  • Users
  • Groups
Skins
  • Light
  • Cerulean
  • Cosmo
  • Flatly
  • Journal
  • Litera
  • Lumen
  • Lux
  • Materia
  • Minty
  • Morph
  • Pulse
  • Sandstone
  • Simplex
  • Sketchy
  • Spacelab
  • United
  • Yeti
  • Zephyr
  • Dark
  • Cyborg
  • Darkly
  • Quartz
  • Slate
  • Solar
  • Superhero
  • Vapor

  • Default (No Skin)
  • No Skin
Collapse
Code Project
  1. Home
  2. The Lounge
  3. Does anyone use the Visual Studio Task List?

Does anyone use the Visual Studio Task List?

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved The Lounge
csharpvisual-studioquestion
16 Posts 11 Posters 21 Views 1 Watching
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • R Offline
    R Offline
    Rei Miyasaka
    wrote on last edited by
    #1

    Is it just me, or is the task list completely useless aside from the //TODO: stuff? I mean, you can't even reorder your tasks.

    L K G D D 7 Replies Last reply
    0
    • R Rei Miyasaka

      Is it just me, or is the task list completely useless aside from the //TODO: stuff? I mean, you can't even reorder your tasks.

      L Offline
      L Offline
      leppie
      wrote on last edited by
      #2

      reinux wrote:

      Does anyone use the Visual Studio Task List?

      No me... Instead I use #warning, e.g.:

      #warning Is this code meant to be a joke? We dont get paid to be clowns...
      int year = dateTime.Year;
      int mm = dateTime.Month;
      int dd = dateTime.Day;
      return String.Concat(year.ToString(), '/', mm.ToString().PadLeft(2, '0'), '/', dd.ToString().PadLeft(2, '0'));

      xacc.ide
      IronScheme - 1.0 beta 4 - out now!
      ((λ (x) `(,x ',x)) '(λ (x) `(,x ',x))) The Scheme Programming Language – Fourth Edition

      M D R 3 Replies Last reply
      0
      • L leppie

        reinux wrote:

        Does anyone use the Visual Studio Task List?

        No me... Instead I use #warning, e.g.:

        #warning Is this code meant to be a joke? We dont get paid to be clowns...
        int year = dateTime.Year;
        int mm = dateTime.Month;
        int dd = dateTime.Day;
        return String.Concat(year.ToString(), '/', mm.ToString().PadLeft(2, '0'), '/', dd.ToString().PadLeft(2, '0'));

        xacc.ide
        IronScheme - 1.0 beta 4 - out now!
        ((λ (x) `(,x ',x)) '(λ (x) `(,x ',x))) The Scheme Programming Language – Fourth Edition

        M Offline
        M Offline
        Maruf Maniruzzaman
        wrote on last edited by
        #3

        Could not stop laughing for a minute- :laugh: code example is simply great

        Maruf Maniruzzaman @ Dhaka, Bangladesh.

        J 1 Reply Last reply
        0
        • L leppie

          reinux wrote:

          Does anyone use the Visual Studio Task List?

          No me... Instead I use #warning, e.g.:

          #warning Is this code meant to be a joke? We dont get paid to be clowns...
          int year = dateTime.Year;
          int mm = dateTime.Month;
          int dd = dateTime.Day;
          return String.Concat(year.ToString(), '/', mm.ToString().PadLeft(2, '0'), '/', dd.ToString().PadLeft(2, '0'));

          xacc.ide
          IronScheme - 1.0 beta 4 - out now!
          ((λ (x) `(,x ',x)) '(λ (x) `(,x ',x))) The Scheme Programming Language – Fourth Edition

          D Offline
          D Offline
          Dario Solera
          wrote on last edited by
          #4

          I always treat warnings as errors. At any rate, I'd fix that code right away! :-D

          If you truly believe you need to pick a mobile phone that "says something" about your personality, don't bother. You don't have a personality. A mental illness, maybe - but not a personality. - Charlie Brooker My Photos/CP Flickr Group - ScrewTurn Wiki v3

          D L 2 Replies Last reply
          0
          • M Maruf Maniruzzaman

            Could not stop laughing for a minute- :laugh: code example is simply great

            Maruf Maniruzzaman @ Dhaka, Bangladesh.

            J Offline
            J Offline
            Jorgen Andersson
            wrote on last edited by
            #5

            I didn't laugh so much, I've seen it being used for real. X|

            L 1 Reply Last reply
            0
            • L leppie

              reinux wrote:

              Does anyone use the Visual Studio Task List?

              No me... Instead I use #warning, e.g.:

              #warning Is this code meant to be a joke? We dont get paid to be clowns...
              int year = dateTime.Year;
              int mm = dateTime.Month;
              int dd = dateTime.Day;
              return String.Concat(year.ToString(), '/', mm.ToString().PadLeft(2, '0'), '/', dd.ToString().PadLeft(2, '0'));

              xacc.ide
              IronScheme - 1.0 beta 4 - out now!
              ((λ (x) `(,x ',x)) '(λ (x) `(,x ',x))) The Scheme Programming Language – Fourth Edition

              R Offline
              R Offline
              Rei Miyasaka
              wrote on last edited by
              #6

              I swear leppie, I've been around here for years and I still see you everywhere[^].

              L 1 Reply Last reply
              0
              • R Rei Miyasaka

                Is it just me, or is the task list completely useless aside from the //TODO: stuff? I mean, you can't even reorder your tasks.

                K Offline
                K Offline
                Kevin McFarlane
                wrote on last edited by
                #7

                The TODO stuff alone makes it worthwhile. I don't really use it for anything else.

                Kevin

                1 Reply Last reply
                0
                • R Rei Miyasaka

                  Is it just me, or is the task list completely useless aside from the //TODO: stuff? I mean, you can't even reorder your tasks.

                  G Offline
                  G Offline
                  Gary R Wheeler
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #8

                  Nope. The stupid thing pops up too much. It's like Clippy for Visual Studio.

                  Software Zen: delete this;
                  Fold With Us![^]

                  1 Reply Last reply
                  0
                  • R Rei Miyasaka

                    Is it just me, or is the task list completely useless aside from the //TODO: stuff? I mean, you can't even reorder your tasks.

                    D Offline
                    D Offline
                    dandy72
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #9

                    The fact that it only shows TODOs for the currently open files makes it useless to me. I still use TODO comments, but do a search across the entire solution.

                    1 Reply Last reply
                    0
                    • R Rei Miyasaka

                      Is it just me, or is the task list completely useless aside from the //TODO: stuff? I mean, you can't even reorder your tasks.

                      D Offline
                      D Offline
                      Dan Neely
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #10

                      Except in VB (where all TODO's are shown) //TODO is worthless. In C# only open files TODOs are shown, in C++ only the current files are shown. This is hard coded behavior and not something that can be changed. :wtf: Like Leppie I use #warning because a build all will refresh the list.

                      The latest nation. Procrastination.

                      1 Reply Last reply
                      0
                      • D Dario Solera

                        I always treat warnings as errors. At any rate, I'd fix that code right away! :-D

                        If you truly believe you need to pick a mobile phone that "says something" about your personality, don't bother. You don't have a personality. A mental illness, maybe - but not a personality. - Charlie Brooker My Photos/CP Flickr Group - ScrewTurn Wiki v3

                        D Offline
                        D Offline
                        Dan Neely
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #11

                        My #warnings tend to be notes as much as anything else. eg #warning TODO: can this be simplified or #warning TODO: Is this still needed typically put in place when I see something odd while working on a different bug. Or to remind me that Y should be refactored after major refactoring X. I had lots of the latter when upgrading an app from .net 1.1 to 2.0.

                        The latest nation. Procrastination.

                        1 Reply Last reply
                        0
                        • J Jorgen Andersson

                          I didn't laugh so much, I've seen it being used for real. X|

                          L Offline
                          L Offline
                          leppie
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #12

                          Jörgen Andersson wrote:

                          I've seen it being used for real.

                          I wish I could not say the same, but sadly that was a straight copy paste from the codebase, I am hoping the clown that wrote it fix it, else I will have to.

                          xacc.ide
                          IronScheme - 1.0 beta 4 - out now!
                          ((λ (x) `(,x ',x)) '(λ (x) `(,x ',x))) The Scheme Programming Language – Fourth Edition

                          1 Reply Last reply
                          0
                          • R Rei Miyasaka

                            I swear leppie, I've been around here for years and I still see you everywhere[^].

                            L Offline
                            L Offline
                            leppie
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #13

                            reinux wrote:

                            I still see you everywhere

                            Always ready to share my 'humble' opinion :)

                            xacc.ide
                            IronScheme - 1.0 beta 4 - out now!
                            ((λ (x) `(,x ',x)) '(λ (x) `(,x ',x))) The Scheme Programming Language – Fourth Edition

                            1 Reply Last reply
                            0
                            • D Dario Solera

                              I always treat warnings as errors. At any rate, I'd fix that code right away! :-D

                              If you truly believe you need to pick a mobile phone that "says something" about your personality, don't bother. You don't have a personality. A mental illness, maybe - but not a personality. - Charlie Brooker My Photos/CP Flickr Group - ScrewTurn Wiki v3

                              L Offline
                              L Offline
                              leppie
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #14

                              Dario Solera wrote:

                              I always treat warnings as errors. At any rate, I'd fix that code right away!

                              So do I (we), except #warning. I am waiting for the guilty to notice my remark and fix the code. Else I will redo it in about 4 weeks.

                              xacc.ide
                              IronScheme - 1.0 beta 4 - out now!
                              ((λ (x) `(,x ',x)) '(λ (x) `(,x ',x))) The Scheme Programming Language – Fourth Edition

                              1 Reply Last reply
                              0
                              • R Rei Miyasaka

                                Is it just me, or is the task list completely useless aside from the //TODO: stuff? I mean, you can't even reorder your tasks.

                                K Offline
                                K Offline
                                Kschuler
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #15

                                I use it. You have the ability to add your own code words in the options menu that allow you turn a comment into a task list item or a Token. So, for example, I've added tokens of my initials and my coworkers initials. This way we can mark in the code places where we are working or other special code. You can also assign a priority to the token. It's not a very robust feature, but it's kind of nice to use when you want to mark a place to quickly get back to it. Sort of like the bookmarks, but able to provide a bit more information. You have to remember to change the task list from user tasks to comments when you use your own tokens, though.

                                1 Reply Last reply
                                0
                                • R Rei Miyasaka

                                  Is it just me, or is the task list completely useless aside from the //TODO: stuff? I mean, you can't even reorder your tasks.

                                  V Offline
                                  V Offline
                                  Vark111
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #16

                                  I stopped using it the second I discovered Resharper's To-Do Explorer.

                                  1 Reply Last reply
                                  0
                                  Reply
                                  • Reply as topic
                                  Log in to reply
                                  • Oldest to Newest
                                  • Newest to Oldest
                                  • Most Votes


                                  • Login

                                  • Don't have an account? Register

                                  • Login or register to search.
                                  • First post
                                    Last post
                                  0
                                  • Categories
                                  • Recent
                                  • Tags
                                  • Popular
                                  • World
                                  • Users
                                  • Groups