Linters make sure your code has a uniform style, to make the code easier to read and to catch mistakes early. But installing a file linter or style checker usually requires a lot of configuration to set up the particular style rules that you want to follow. Some linters might have presets to make things easier, but these presets will also need to be configured before the tool can be used.

In this Coffee Break Course, Dan Wellman will show you how StandardJS makes linting simple. It comes with a specific set of rules for formatting JavaScript code, and you either follow these, or you don't use StandardJS. You'll see how to install it in your project and begin using it immediately, without the chore of configuring the rules. You'll also learn how Standard can correct simple formatting errors in your code, to make it easy to write in the Standard style.

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