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-  - [17.3](#17.3) <a name='17.3'></a> Prefixing your comments with `FIXME` or `TODO` helps other developers quickly understand if you're pointing out a problem that needs to be revisited, or if you're suggesting a solution to the problem that needs to be implemented. These are different than regular comments because they are actionable. The actions are `FIXME -- need to figure this out` or `TODO -- need to implement`.
+  - [17.3](#17.3) <a name='17.3'></a> Prefixing your comments with `FIXME` or `TODO` helps other developers quickly understand if you're pointing out a problem that needs to be revisited, or if you're suggesting a solution to the problem that needs to be implemented. These are different than regular comments because they are actionable. The actions are `FIXME: -- need to figure this out` or `TODO: -- need to implement`.
 
   - [17.4](#17.4) <a name='17.4'></a> Use `// FIXME:` to annotate problems.