Yep, I can definitely agree there. That said, I'd argue against strict stylistic rules, not against linters in general. For example, the common Javascript lint

Yep, I can definitely agree there. That said, I'd argue against strict stylistic rules, not against linters in general. For example, the common Javascript linter (ESLint) has a setup wizard that allows you to choose whether you just want to check for bugs, or also enforce style conventions, and will enable a predefined set of rules depending on your choice. The bug-spotter is the one that's preselected. This is a very reasonable approach to me.