TIL about the greek question mark

Tell me, can you tell the difference between these two characters?

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        • Andrew
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          111 months ago

          I don’t know. I never used eslint, therefore it is not needed. Everything works perfectly fine without it.

          Why do you need it?

          • @[email protected]
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            111 months ago

            Same reason you use typescript. It helps you catch bugs and follow programming best practices. You also don’t need typescript, but with it your code is better. Typescript is technically just a really fancy linter. The actual compilation mainly just removes the type data and does some JavaScript engine compatibility.

            • Andrew
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              111 months ago

              So why there are typescript extensions for eslint if both are linters for JS? You should either use eslint with JS or transpile TS to JS, right?

              Are there bugs in TS that eslint can catch?

              I personally never seen TS project with eslint.

              • @[email protected]
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                111 months ago

                Typescript compiler enforces language requirements, the linter enforces language best practices. Best practices help you avoid bugs.

                • Andrew
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                  11 months ago

                  Ok, I should check it out, then. Maybe I already follow all the best practices, so I wouldn’t need it anyway. ;)

                  • @[email protected]
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                    211 months ago

                    I try and follow best practices always too, but when the linter is catching it for you it’s less to think about so you can focus on the important parts of the problem