Testing and checking: Checking.

Checking my code is something I do all of the time, in fact it is a central part of my build process(more on that in the future).

Some people dislike static testing (or checking as I prefer to call it). The key point is that you do not have to act on the advice these tools give you, it is enough to be aware of the output and to be sure that you have made an informed decision when you ignore it.

Developing web applications in python and django there are some obvious tools some less obvious ones, remember most of them are opinionated and they are not always right.

Below is a list of tools I use for checking.

• HTML
  • W3C validator
• Javascript
  • JSHint
• CSS
  • CSS Lint
• python
  • pep8
  • pylint
  • Clonedigger
• django
  • django-lint
• Other
  • SLOCCount

I wrap most of these in fabric tasks and use them in my build process.

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