Migrating from Prettier to Rome
Blog post from LogRocket
Rome is an emerging build tool in the JavaScript ecosystem that aims to streamline development by consolidating multiple tasks such as code linting, formatting, and compiling into a single, high-performance solution. With its recent stable release following a rewrite to Rust, Rome aspires to replace existing tools like Prettier and ESLint by offering a philosophy of strong conventions and minimal configuration, allowing developers to focus on coding rather than setup complexities. The transition from Prettier to Rome for code formatting is outlined as relatively straightforward, involving the installation of Rome, removal of Prettier, and configuration adjustments in the `rome.json` file. While Rome promises enhanced performance and minimal configuration options similar to Prettier, it does not yet support all of Prettier's detailed configurations, potentially leading to differences in formatting styles post-migration. Despite this, the migration process is generally seamless due to Rome's compatibility with Prettier’s existing rules, though developers with highly customized Prettier setups may encounter limitations.