Prettier & Linters

Question 1

What is the order of precedence of the configuration of prettier?

Answer 1

1. A “prettier” key in the package.json file
2. A “.prettierrc” file (Optional extension .json)
3. A “.prettierrc.js” file

Question 2

Why use Prettier?

Answer 2

It makes it easy to keep a single and consistent style guide when working on a project.

Question 3

Prettier vs Linters, what’s the difference?

Answer 3

Linters have two types of rules: Formatting rules & Code-quality rules. Code-quality rules check for potential mistakes in your code. For example: no-unused-vars check for variables that are not used.

Question 4

Why does Prettier have very few options?

Answer 4

Because it’s whole purpose is to stop the on-going debates over styles.

Question 5

What is the order of precedence of the configuration of ESLint?

Answer 5

1. Configuration Comments

2. A “.eslintrc.*” configuration file