Speed kills: It’s time to retire ESLint and migrate to Oxlint

ESLint has been the dominant linting tool for JavaScript and TypeScript, valued for its reliability and extensive plugin ecosystem, but its performance can degrade in large projects, leading to longer linting times and configuration challenges. In response, newer tools like Oxlint have emerged, offering significant speed improvements and easier setup, positioning themselves as modern alternatives. Oxlint, written in Rust, is reported to be 50–100 times faster than ESLint, with over 650 built-in rules and compatibility for incremental migration, making it appealing for large repositories where linting time is a bottleneck. While Oxlint's adoption is growing, its ecosystem is not yet as mature as ESLint's, meaning projects heavily dependent on niche plugins or custom rules may still find ESLint advantageous. For many modern projects, however, Oxlint offers a compelling upgrade with its speed, usability, and modern developer alignment, suggesting a shift away from ESLint is beneficial for teams not reliant on unsupported features.

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