IMO linters definitely belong into the CI/CD pipeline. I do block a release if there are whitespace issues - it's trivial for the developer to fix, and part of

IMO linters definitely belong into the CI/CD pipeline. I do block a release if there are whitespace issues - it's trivial for the developer to fix, and part of basic code hygiene standards that we enforce in every repository. And if there is an emergency hotfix that needs to go out as soon as possible, we do have processes in place to bypass the CI/CD checks.