Why I Stopped Using Prettier

Prettier is a great tool for automatically formatting your messy code. But being an opinionated code formatter, Prettier can sometimes cause some issues. In this video, I'd like to explain why I no longer use Prettier in my own projects, as well as some alternatives to Prettier. Now you can still get all the time-saving benefits of having your code formatted without the rigidity of Prettier.

Why I Don't Use Prettier: https://antfu.me/posts/why-not-prettier

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0:00 What is Prettier? 0:37 Why I stopped using Prettier 1:26 Prettier's opinionatedness 2:17 Prettier's automatic line breaks 5:40 Line break issues in GitHub 6:41 Auto-formatting without Prettier 8:52 Consistent code styling in teams 9:53 Fixing code styling with ESLint 11:49 When should you use Prettier? 12:26 Conclusion ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQUkYHQ4aUA