[corbezzoli]

> massive load of work for negligible (if any) gain

If you coded alone for 10 years and then add a strict linting config you're going to have a really bad time.

If you actually follow the advice a linter gives you, you come up a 10x better developer.

Of course not all lint rules are created equal, but some are arguably existential.

[davedx]

I’ve done that, and I’ve coded on projects with big teams, with and without linters, for way longer than that, with multiple languages. Linters have never contributed anything close to what a half decent type system does to a project.

[corbezzoli]

Types, tests, lints are all complementary. Your comparison is meaningless. The fact that you'd even compare the two shows how much your experience with linters is worth.

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