Lint (software)
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Lint is the computer science term for a static code analysis tool used to flag programming errors, bugs, stylistic errors and suspicious constructs.[4] The term originates from a Unix utility that examined C language source code.[1] A program which performs this function is also known as a "linter".
Tool to flag poor computer code
| Original author(s) | Stephen C. Johnson |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | AT&T Bell Laboratories |
| Initial release | July 26, 1978; 45 years ago (1978-07-26)[1] |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Static program analysis tools |
| License | Originally proprietary commercial software, now free software under a BSD-like license[2][3] |
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