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Software Engineering•October 29, 2023•7 min read

Biome: Fast Formatter and Linter for JavaScript

Biome provides fast formatting and linting as a Rust-based alternative to Prettier and ESLint.

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Biome unifies formatting and linting with Rust performance. Drop-in replacement for Prettier and ESLint. Single configuration file. Significantly faster than JavaScript alternatives.

Features

Formatter handles JavaScript, TypeScript, JSON. Linter catches bugs and enforces style. Consistent output across environments. IDE integrations available.

  • Configure in biome.json
  • Format with biome format
  • Lint with biome lint
  • Check both with biome check
  • Use CI action for automation

Migration

Prettier-compatible formatting defaults. ESLint rule equivalents available. Migrate configuration with built-in tools. Gradual adoption supported.

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biomeformatterlintertoolingjavascript