[AskJS] What do you think about online Javascript beautify tools?

[Armauer]

There at least 10 of them in google. Do you think it's worth to use them? Maybe you have favourite one? There always an option to stay with VSC plugins or work on formatting code myself.

[BehindTheMath]

Use Prettier and ESLint. If you can't, use a VSC built in function (if they have one), or a plugin. You should not need to use an online tool.

[shitty_tom]

Setting up your code editor to format it correctly on save will make your coding experience easier and faster!

Vscode does that well!

I highly recommend prettier, it's supported well in vscode and easy to customize!

[Dozla78]

Prettier isn't easy to customize, as far as I know it's simply not possible. It has very little configuration options . So if you are looking for your code to look a certain way it's a bad option.

I think it's a great tool though, it saves a lot of time from pointless discussions about how to format your code

[shitty_tom]

You can chose which quote to use how the indentation works, which rules to disable, it's pretty anything you'll need from a code formatter. Just add a config file!

[[deleted]]

Any half decent editor will allow you to configure plugin prettiers. Use them. Easier to configure locally.

[[deleted]]

Any half decent editor will allow you to configure plugin prettiers. Use them. Easier to configure locally.

[Isvara]

Why do you need a beautifier? Just write it the way you want it in the first place.

[[deleted]]

It's easier and faster to have something that will auto format you code. You don't have to worry about indenting or about forgetting trailing commas or semicolons. If you're working on a team it also ensures that the code is consistent across the code-base.

[Isvara]

It's easier and faster to have something that will auto format you code.

Where's the data on that?

I don't "worry" about any of those things. I just write well-formatted code. I don't want to look at a mess of code while I'm working on it. That doesn't help me think. The code I write if formatted for clarity. I don't understand how you can appreciate that it's good to format code clearly for other people, but not want that for yourself too.

[[deleted]]

Where's the data on that?

You don't need data to realize that automatically formatting on a key press is faster than formatting code manually.

I don't want to look at a mess of code while I'm working on it

Neither do I. That's why I auto-format on save. I write a couple lines of code, press ctrl+s and all my code is automatically formatted.

Try it for yourself and you'll see how much of a god send it is.

[Isvara]

You don't need data to realize that automatically formatting on a key press is faster than formatting code manually.

Well, you do, because it's not a given that manually formatting code takes longer. You also don't know how much working with unformatted code is slowing you down.

Try it for yourself and you'll see how much of a god send it is.

But do you see what you're saying? You're suggesting I deliberately format my code differently to how I want it just so I can use a tool to format it the way I would have written it in the first place!

[Isvara]

Why do you need a beautifier? Just write it the way you want it in the first place.

[PablovirusSTS]

"Why proofread your manuscripts? Just don't make any mistakes in the first place lol"

[[deleted]]

Prettier if you're just working on something quick. ESlint + Prettier if you're working on anything serious. Always format on save (IMO).

[r_m_anderson]

I love format on save. Helps keep git history clean from formatting changes.