diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yaml b/.github/workflows/validate.yaml
index 772ff98..3137e9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - dev
       - $default-branch
 jobs:
+  # TODO: add unit test job here
   compile-and-lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
@@ -21,3 +22,4 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@latest
       - run: make compile ARCH=${{matrix.arch}}
+      # TODO: add linting checking here
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 71d8f78..180ab76 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #  - git bash (windows)
 NAME  := mcaselector-lite
 
+# TODO: use cargo instead of rustc, as then the Cargo.toml file is actually useful (and will help with linting)
 RUSTC   := rustc
 
 # C compiler options
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ run: compile
 compile: compile_commands.json $(DIR) $(TARGET)
 clean:
 	rm -rf bin/ obj/ compile_commands.json
+# TODO: write a structure for the unit tests in this
 
 # create the binary (linking step)
 $(TARGET): $(C_OBJ) $(RS_OBJ)