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What is 'linting'?

• xeromal 10y ago
  I could be wrong, but I think it's a rules-based approach to enforcing code standards in javascript and other languages.
  • renke1 10y ago
    Sounds about right. More broadly said, a linter shows things that you should fix.
    • iamcreasy 10y ago
      Thanks. That cleared things up. Wikipedia can be confusing sometimes.
      • fenomas 10y ago
        In general a linter is a syntax checker, and usually one that tries to flag code quality issues well as illegal syntax (e.g. "don't declare a function in a loop!").
• jshap70 10y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lint_(software) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lint_(software)