What are linters and how can they help in blockchain and crypto development<\/p>\n
Code quality is one of the topics that many devs talk about, including (or perhaps especially) in blockchain and crypto development. However, not everyone can figure out what that \u2018quality\u2019 consists of and how to ensure it. Large companies or established teams can research best practices, implement and utilize their own standards. However, today\u2019s blockchain world is so agile, what if the team is small and the development timeline is short? Linters is one of the solutions to establish code quality and consistency when developing a crypto\u00a0project.<\/p>\n
Linters are programs that automatically analyze the code to look for inconsistencies and flaws. In blockchain development, linters can help to improve code readability and consistency (especially important in distributed and new teams), optimize smart contract code, and improve code security. Linters can help identify issues in the code at the development stage.<\/p>\n
The functionality of linters usually covers several\u00a0areas:<\/p>\n
Code style and structureBest practices for a particular programming languageBasic code security\u00a0issuesCode optimization<\/p>\n
Crypto projects are a special industry where time is usually crucial, a team can be assembled in a week and work on a project remotely from different parts of the world. Linters can be an indispensable support, allowing smart contract developers to avoid wasting their valuable time getting familiar with each other\u2019s style and instead focus on project sprints and roadmap milestones. Linter can provide common code standards across the team, meaning increased consistency and improved readability, which (in addition to more effective time management) can allow developers to conduct code reviews more efficiently.<\/p>\n
Linters usually can also highlight basic security flaws, which can be important, especially in the early stages of development, as it allows to review and fix the code if necessary at the early development stage, reducing the cost of bug\u00a0fixes.<\/p>\n
The work of linters can be automated by incorporating them into the development process on an ongoing basis. However, devs are usually not limited to linters alone, and at different stages of project development linters are used along with static analyzers, fuzzers, as well as formal verification and manual\u00a0audits.<\/p>\n
Some of the most popular linters\u00a0are:<\/p>\n
Solhint<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aan open-source project provides a linting utility for Solidity\u00a0codeEthlint<\/strong> (formerly Solium)\u200a\u2014\u200aSolidity linter for code quality &\u00a0securityESLint<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aJS \/ TypeScript linter<\/p>\n The code quality in a particular team often starts with developer team mutual understanding. A common baseline and general code rules are something that can help a small team get the job done well in a tight timeframe. Linters that ensure consistency and address basic security and optimization issues can help smart contract dev teams focus on the project challenges and spend time and resources more efficiently.<\/p>\n SmartState: Top-notch smart contract audits & blockchain security solutions<\/p>\n Launched in 2019 and incorporated in Dubai, SmartState is an independent Web3 security company providing top-notch external security audits and enterprise level blockchain security services.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve built a professional team of skilled white-hat hackers, cyber security experts, analysts and developers. The SmartState team have extensive experience in ethical hacking and cyber security, blockchain & Web3 development, financial and economic\u00a0sectors.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve conducted 1000+ security audits so far. None of code audited by SmartState had been hacked. Blockchains like TON, large projects like EYWA, 1inch and CrossCurve & exchanges such as Binance and KuCoin rely on our experience.<\/p>\n \ud83d\ude80 Concerned about your project & assets security? <\/strong>Book free security consultation! Let\u2019s get in touch: <\/strong>info@smartstate.tech<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Stay tuned for more updates from SmartState and follow us on social media to learn about our latest auditing services and success\u00a0stories:<\/p>\n Website<\/a>X (formerly Twitter)<\/a>LinkedIn<\/a>Telegram<\/a>Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n Always DYOR. <\/em><\/strong>This article is for informational purposes only, does not constitute legal, financial, investment advice and \/ or professional advice, and we are not responsible for any decisions based on our analysis or recommendations. Always consult with a qualified security expert and conduct thorough testing before deploying smart contracts.<\/em><\/p>\n What are linters and how can they help in blockchain and crypto development<\/a> was originally published in Coinmonks<\/a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What are linters and how can they help in blockchain and crypto development Code quality is one of the topics that many devs talk about, including (or perhaps especially) in blockchain and crypto development. However, not everyone can figure out what that \u2018quality\u2019 consists of and how to ensure it. Large companies or established teams […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-interesting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75454"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75454\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Conclusion<\/h3>\n
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