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Prettier vs Standard JS: What are the differences?
Developers describe Prettier as "Prettier is an opinionated code formatter". Prettier is an opinionated code formatter. It enforces a consistent style by parsing your code and re-printing it with its own rules that take the maximum line length into account, wrapping code when necessary. On the other hand, Standard JS is detailed as "A JavaScript Standard Style". It is a Style guide, with linter & automatic code fixer. It is a way to enforce consistent style in your project. It automatically formats code.
Prettier and Standard JS can be categorized as "Code Review" tools.
Prettier is an open source tool with 32.7K GitHub stars and 1.81K GitHub forks. Here's a link to Prettier's open source repository on GitHub.
According to the StackShare community, Prettier has a broader approval, being mentioned in 63 company stacks & 60 developers stacks; compared to Standard JS, which is listed in 6 company stacks and 3 developer stacks.
Pros of Prettier
- Customizable2
- Open Source1
- Atom/VSCode package1
- Follows the Ruby Style Guide by default1
- Runs offline1
- Completely free1
Pros of Standard JS
- Free1
- Customizable0