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> massive load of work for negligible (if any) gain If you coded alone for 10 years and then add a strict linting config you're going to have a really bad time
by corbezzoli 3y ago
> massive load of work for negligible (if any) gain
If you coded alone for 10 years and then add a strict linting config you're going to have a really bad time.
If you actually follow the advice a linter gives you, you come up a 10x better developer.
Of course not all lint rules are created equal, but some are arguably existential.
- davedx 3y agoI’ve done that, and I’ve coded on projects with big teams, with and without linters, for way longer than that, with multiple languages. Linters have never contributed anything close to what a half decent type system does to a project.
- corbezzoli 3y agoTypes, tests, lints are all complementary. Your comparison is meaningless. The fact that you'd even compare the two shows how much your experience with linters is worth. "I don't wear a helmet because I can just drive slowly" "I can eat this 8-patty burger because I'm going for a run later"