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Raymond Wach
7,961 PointsDo you recommend the use of JsLint?
I was checking out JSLint with some Javascript code from high traffic website (I forget what the code was exactly) and it seemed that JSLint was complaining about most of the structure of the code. Is JSLint an industry standard tool with widespread use or is it more of a niche tool that is only used by some developers?
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Dave McFarland
Treehouse TeacherHi Raymond Wach
As @leo picado said, jshint is more popular (it's also less picky than jsLint). Many developers find that jsLint complains too much and demands that you write your JavaScript code in particular ways. Another up-and-coming linting tool is ESLint: http://eslint.org/. ESLint is made so that developers can create their own rules for linting. This is useful if you work at a company that has developed a specific coding standard for JavaScript (for example Airbnb's JavaScript Style Guide). ESLint would let you create a set of rules that match your company standards and spit out errors if a programmer doesn't follow the agreed upon standard.
Leo Picado
9,182 PointsHi Raymond
I've worked in a few JS projects, both small and large, and they all tend to use JSHint http://jshint.com/ instead of JSLint, more over it's useful if you set it up to run on a git hook or integrated in your continuous integration flow and also add it to your IDE's settings