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The Tasks view (in the Java perspective) lists all the markers placed in your source code. Markers are reminders that you or Eclipse add to the code to indicate something that needs your attention later. They can be added manually (Edit → Add Bookmark… or Edit → Add Task…), but more commonly the compiler adds them when it encounters a special comment in your code like this:
// TODO: Revisit this later