Josh Goldberg 5/9/2025

If I Wrote a Linter, Part 2: Developer Experience

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The author, a long-time contributor to TypeScript linting tools, proposes a reimagined linter design focused on developer experience. Key ideas include eliminating the error/warning distinction to reduce confusion, prioritizing approachability, clarity, minimalism, and type safety to make linters more user-friendly and effective.

If I Wrote a Linter, Part 2: Developer Experience

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