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Where does the XXX comment prefix in Eclipse come from?

I was just wandering why is the prefix XXX ?

As far as I know its used for notes/reminders (or at least this is what I use it for and that is what the people on most of the links I googled use it for).

So does anyone know where the XXX prefix come from ?

Solution

  • From the Hacker's Dictionary entry for "XXX":

    A marker that attention is needed. Commonly used in program comments to indicate areas that are kluged up or need to be. Some hackers liken `XXX' to the notional heavy-porn movie rating. Compare FIXME.