Recently, I found myself needing a solution for tracking issues and comments in source code during a review. Org-mode makes this task much better and easier overall.

First, let me explain how it is better. During a review, most comments focus on issues on particular line numbers. This means that the code needs must have line numbers displayed. That way, everyone can be clear about the particular line for a given issue. In emacs, this is easily done with linum-mode. This completes the first requirements of being able to view the code.

Now, a note-taker in the meeting faces the issue of tracking all of the comments and issues given by the reviewers. This can be a tedious task. First, get the line with … Read More »