Linting, Formatting & Developer Workflow
Linting catches classes of code problems while formatting standardizes style. Tests protect behavior. These tools complement one another rather than replacing code review.
A useful workflow is to run fast checks locally and repeat authoritative checks in CI. Type checking, linting, unit tests, integration tests, and production builds should fail the pipeline when appropriate.
Do not disable a lint rule merely because it is inconvenient. Understand why it exists, then either change the code or document a narrowly scoped exception when the rule genuinely does not fit the case.
Key Takeaways
- Formatting reduces style noise in reviews.
- Lint rules often encode correctness as well as style.
- CI should reproduce the checks that matter for production.