In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about code quality tooling - how to get your code extra nice and clean, and the tools that will help you along the way.

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Show Notes

3:11 - ESLint / JSHint / Linters in general

Eslint took over as a flexible solution for code style and quality
Use plugins and presets to set your rules for different types of project
Don’t be afraid to tweak rules, they are not the word of god

10:55 - Prettier

Strictly formatting
Can work with or without ESLint
Provides an enforceable standard for teams
Configurable
Prettier for CSS, PHP, GraphQL, etc.

18:46 - VS Code

Red underlines like spellcheck for code
Tooltip for lint errors
Fix on save vs fix on command

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