Where does the XXX comment prefix in Eclipse come from?

Question

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 peopl

Answer 1

Various reasons:

1. It's easy to search for.
2. No collision, as no sane person would use it as a variable.
3. It can used to mark code that needs e*X*tra special attention, dangerous code, not to be seen by underaged, etc.