Choosing Ambitious Projects and Finding Organizational Support

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When working on ambitious projects that do not fit within the existing team structures, it is crucial to find a supportive manager and organization who understand and allow for the temporary diversion of focus. By securing this understanding, individuals can work on innovative projects with the assurance that there is flexibility to either build a new team around the project or seamlessly return to their main responsibilities after the project's completion.

Scott and Wes sit down with Vjeux from Meta to dive deep into the origins and evolution of Prettier, the widely-used code formatter. They discuss the challenges faced, the decision-making process behind its features, and what the future holds for this indispensable tool in the developer’s toolkit.

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00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
01:45 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
02:19 New swag!
03:25 Who is Vjeux?
06:56 Is management the key to successful projects?
08:50 The genesis of Prettier.
12:08 Why other JS formatters didn’t work.
16:56 Focusing on edge-cases.
17:41 The goal for Prettier.
- Prettier Philosophy.
18:31 Next step, integrations.
19:37 Should you run Prettier on save or commit?
21:34 Does Prettier’s limitations lead to higher adoption?
- Prettier Config.
25:01 What was the most controversial default setting?
28:14 Does Facebook use semicolons?
29:18 Getting approval to devote 6 months to Prettier.
31:42 Working with Mark Zuckerberg.
32:43 Was there ever consideration to augment ESLint instead?
- Prettier vs. Linters.
35:34 What are your thoughts on the Rust-based alternatives?
36:44 Prettier’s $10,000 bounty.
39:32 What is the future of Prettier?
44:54 Prettier is available in almost every language.
47:59 Advice for other open-source maintainers.
53:26 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs.