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oxlint

Fast JavaScript and TypeScript linter pitched as a simpler ESLint replacement.

At a glance:

First seen:2026-05-12

Last seen:2026-05-12

Sightings:1

Source:oxc.rs

What it is

Fast JavaScript and TypeScript linter pitched as a simpler ESLint replacement.

Why developers recommend it

It was a concrete developer-tool recommendation hidden inside a plugin review thread.

Hacker News evidence

2026-05-12

A longtime Obsidian user suggested oxlint as a faster, simpler near drop-in replacement for ESLint.

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