diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a354ea7..1a3c0a6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,3 +35,11 @@ After cloning: $ ./scripts/repo-setup # installs esp-idf, sets up target configu
 To build:      $ ./scripts/build.sh\
 To flash:      $ ./scripts/flash.sh # note: flash.sh automatically builds\
 To monitor:    $ ./scripts/monitor.sh\
+
+## TODOs for developers
+- [ ] Move all hardware specifications to config/Kconfig.projbuild file. (things like NUM_LEDS, pins.h, ssd_digits, etc.)
+- [ ] Create an effect base class for effects to inherit from
+- [ ] Attach interrupts for hardware inputs
+- [ ] Human I/O (like from buttons, knobs) needs to be in its own io task. Other tasks will be injected with a general I/O interface
+- [ ] Investigate putting the wsled task on a separate core from io and such
+- [ ] Wsled interface needs a platform for matrix creation
diff --git a/src/drivers/wsled.c b/src/drivers/wsled.c
index fbee956..f83fdbc 100644
--- a/src/drivers/wsled.c
+++ b/src/drivers/wsled.c
@@ -33,39 +33,35 @@ static spi_settings_t spiSettings = {
         },
 };
 
+// translations from SPI -> ws2812b protocol
+// [spi] 0b1110 = [ws2812b]0b1 and [spi] 0b1000 = [ws2812b]0b0
 static const uint16_t timingBits[16] = {
     0x1111, 0x7111, 0x1711, 0x7711, 0x1171, 0x7171, 0x1771, 0x7771,
     0x1117, 0x7117, 0x1717, 0x7717, 0x1177, 0x7177, 0x1777, 0x7777};
 
+// WS2812b can handle shorter reset delays than the WS2815
 static inline uint32_t resetDelay(const wsled_t* dev) {
     return (dev->type == WS2812B) ? WSLED_12_RESET_TIME : WSLED_15_RESET_TIME;
 }
 
 esp_err_t wsledInit(const wsled_t* dev) {
 
-    ESP_LOGI(__FILE__, "Initializing wsled device...");
-
-    ESP_LOGI(__FILE__, "mallocing the wsledPixel buffer with size %u bytes", sizeof(CRGB) * dev->numLeds);
-
     // 12 bytes for each led + bytes for initial zero and reset state
     dmaBufferSize = dev->numLeds * 12 + (resetDelay(dev) + 1) * 2;
 
     spiSettings.buscfg.mosi_io_num = dev->pin;
     spiSettings.buscfg.max_transfer_sz = dmaBufferSize;
 
-    ESP_LOGI(__FILE__, "Initializing spi interface...");
     if (ESP_OK != spi_bus_initialize(spiSettings.host, &spiSettings.buscfg, spiSettings.dma_chan)) {
         ESP_LOGI(__FILE__, "SPI initialization failed");
         return -1;
     }
 
-    ESP_LOGI(__FILE__, "Adding spi bus device...");
     if (ESP_OK != spi_bus_add_device(spiSettings.host, &spiSettings.devcfg, &spiSettings.spi)) {
         ESP_LOGI(__FILE__, "Failed to add spi bus device");
         return -1;
     }
 
-    ESP_LOGI(__FILE__, "heap_caps_malloc() with dmaBufferSize=%u...", dmaBufferSize);
     dmaBuffer = heap_caps_malloc(dmaBufferSize, MALLOC_CAP_DMA);
     if (NULL == dmaBuffer) {
         ESP_LOGI(__FILE__, "Failed to heap_caps_malloc");
diff --git a/src/tasks/DemoTask.cpp b/src/tasks/DemoTask.cpp
index c6b0211..e5f782b 100644
--- a/src/tasks/DemoTask.cpp
+++ b/src/tasks/DemoTask.cpp
@@ -29,10 +29,13 @@ void DemoTask::run() {
     uint8_t digit = 0;
 
     while(1) {
+
+        // the SSD demo shifts a single hex digit over
         ssd.writeRaw(&digitMap[digit], 1);
         digit++;
         if(digit >= 16) digit = 0;
 
+        // the wsled demo toggles the entire array between red and blue
         CRGB color = (digit % 2) ? CRGB{100, 20, 20} : CRGB{20, 20, 100};
         wsled.fill(color);
         wsled.flush();
diff --git a/src/wsled/WsledInterface.cpp b/src/wsled/WsledInterface.cpp
index bb2851b..df56721 100644
--- a/src/wsled/WsledInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/wsled/WsledInterface.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ WsledInterface::WsledInterface(const wsled_t* device) : device_(device), numLeds
 
     (void)wsledInit(device);
 
+    // who cares if its dynamically allocated we have like 4 Mb of ram 
+    // an led strip 1024 long will use 3kb here and 12kb in the driver for dma
     leds_.resize(numLeds_);
 
     // turn all leds off
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ WsledInterface::WsledInterface(const wsled_t* device) : device_(device), numLeds
 
 STATUS WsledInterface::writePixel(CRGB pixel, size_t index) {
     
+    // is it really that easy
     leds_[index] = pixel;
 
     return OKAY;
@@ -22,6 +25,7 @@ STATUS WsledInterface::writePixel(CRGB pixel, size_t index) {
 
 STATUS WsledInterface::get(CRGB* pixel, size_t index) {
 
+    // I could just return the pixel but im so cool and C coded
     *pixel = leds_[index];
 
     return OKAY;
@@ -29,6 +33,7 @@ STATUS WsledInterface::get(CRGB* pixel, size_t index) {
 
 STATUS WsledInterface::flush() {
 
+    // man I wrote my driver so well that it really is that easy
     wsledUpdate(device_, leds_.data(), numLeds_);
 
     return OKAY;
@@ -36,6 +41,7 @@ STATUS WsledInterface::flush() {
 
 STATUS WsledInterface::fill(CRGB color) {
 
+    // I HATE ITERATORS YOU CAN NEVER MAKE ME USE THEM !!!!
     for (size_t i = 0; i < numLeds_; i++) {
         leds_[i] = color;
     }
diff --git a/src/wsled/effects/.gitkeep b/src/wsled/effects/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29