Post AiU9Km3DDJSGecwEc4 by reidrac@mastodon.sdf.org
 (DIR) More posts by reidrac@mastodon.sdf.org
 (DIR) Post #AiU9Km3DDJSGecwEc4 by reidrac@mastodon.sdf.org
       2024-06-01T07:36:46Z
       
       0 likes, 0 repeats
       
       TIL; Linters are called like that because of a C linter from 1978.> Lint is a command which examines C source programs, detecting a number ofbugs and obscurities.https://web.archive.org/web/20220123141016/https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.56.1841&rep=rep1&type=pdf
       
 (DIR) Post #AiU9KmyzkTfxXpyNg8 by euneuber@graz.social
       2024-06-01T08:25:39Z
       
       0 likes, 0 repeats
       
       @reidrac there was a time when you could buy such a linter for not do little money. Back then I was curious to use a linter on my code, but it was too expensive for little me.
       
 (DIR) Post #AiU9KnbdQoaHTg3EuG by reidrac@mastodon.sdf.org
       2024-06-01T09:38:40Z
       
       0 likes, 0 repeats
       
       @euneuber I didn't really think much about it, I mean, why "lint"?I used them first time around 2010 in python.
       
 (DIR) Post #AiU9KoOYUviRvOwJ9s by EdS@mastodon.sdf.org
       2024-06-01T13:40:54Z
       
       0 likes, 0 repeats
       
       Linters, named after lint(1), are named after "lint", also known as fluff, as for example found in the belly button.  Picking lint out of the naval, or out of the clothes dryer, is a hygienic habit.@reidrac @euneuber
       
 (DIR) Post #AiUBP9kJG21lD5JXH6 by reidrac@mastodon.sdf.org
       2024-06-01T14:04:15Z
       
       0 likes, 0 repeats
       
       @EdS @euneuber yes, but why "lint" is used for this type of software? Well, comes from that linter in 78