This is very similar to what I do and I've been developing software for a long time. The tabbed editor I use for day-to-day coding (Crimson Editor) automatically reopens two tabs for the long-term stuff: A pie-in-the-sky project ideas document and a more fleshed out series of tasks that might take months or years to complete but are on the list to actually do.
For the daily or weekly list or to just organize my thoughts into cohesive tasks, I just keep Windows Notepad open. Notepad isn't the greatest text editor, but it works fine for temporary stuff I don't intend to save to disk. Sometimes I'll use a sticky note. Even more rarely, I'll use a full sheet of paper.
I agree that TODO apps aren't all that great from a software development perspective. They might be useful for a manager to convey to an employee what tasks they need to do but, for self-management purposes, there are better options that use simpler tools that are already at one's disposal.
GitHub is owned by Microsoft. Therefore, a task list in a private GitHub repo isn't truly private as it leaks advance business knowledge to a third party. If someone prefers using git to manage their task list, a Gogs instance on an internal server would offer actual privacy. However, I still think simple text files on the local computer work best.
This is very similar to what I do and I've been developing software for a long time. The tabbed editor I use for day-to-day coding (Crimson Editor) automatically reopens two tabs for the long-term stuff: A pie-in-the-sky project ideas document and a more fleshed out series of tasks that might take months or years to complete but are on the list to actually do.
For the daily or weekly list or to just organize my thoughts into cohesive tasks, I just keep Windows Notepad open. Notepad isn't the greatest text editor, but it works fine for temporary stuff I don't intend to save to disk. Sometimes I'll use a sticky note. Even more rarely, I'll use a full sheet of paper.
I agree that TODO apps aren't all that great from a software development perspective. They might be useful for a manager to convey to an employee what tasks they need to do but, for self-management purposes, there are better options that use simpler tools that are already at one's disposal.
GitHub is owned by Microsoft. Therefore, a task list in a private GitHub repo isn't truly private as it leaks advance business knowledge to a third party. If someone prefers using git to manage their task list, a Gogs instance on an internal server would offer actual privacy. However, I still think simple text files on the local computer work best.
I am actively switching between three computers. So I need to sync it somehow.