TIL about the greek question mark

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

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

      • Andrew@mander.xyz
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        1 year 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?

        • fidodo@lemm.ee
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          1 year 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@mander.xyz
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            1 year 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.

            • fidodo@lemm.ee
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              1
              ·
              1 year ago

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

              • Andrew@mander.xyz
                link
                fedilink
                arrow-up
                2
                ·
                edit-2
                1 year ago

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

                • fidodo@lemm.ee
                  link
                  fedilink
                  arrow-up
                  2
                  ·
                  1 year 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