quick-lint-js

quick-lint-js finds bugs in JavaScript programs.

Building

Without CMake (macOS and Linux only)

$ c++ -o src/quick-lint-js -std=gnu++17 -I src/include -I vendor/boost src/*.cpp vendor/boost/libs/container/src/*.cpp vendor/boost/libs/container/src/alloc_lib.c

With CMake

$ cmake .
$ cmake --build .

Running

$ src/quick-lint-js path/to/my-file.js

Values

• Performance. You use quick-lint-js in text editors and IDEs to show bugs as they written. quick-lint-js must be fast to make feedback responsive.

  • Small design. The less infrastructure and developer conveniences used within quick-lint-js, the less time quick-lint-js wastes due to this bloat.
  • Few features. Features add run-time costs. With fewer features, quick-lint-js gives you feedback sooner.

• High signal. quick-lint-js finds bugs, not nitpicks. You can use quick-lint-js in any project, no matter the size or style.

  • No opinions. quick-lint-js doesn't complain about style issues, like using 'strings' vs "strings". It complains about real bugs which everyone agrees are bugs.
  • No false positives. If quick-lint-js complains, you know it's a bug in your code.
  • No configuration. quick-lint-js works out-of-the-box. You don't need configuration files to tell quick-lint-js what buggy code looks like.