FAQs
Common Questions
Section titled “Common Questions”How fast is Flint?
Section titled “How fast is Flint?”Flint is fast.
Flint isn’t blazing fast the way native speed linters such as Biome’s linter and Oxlint are. Native speed linters will always be faster than hybrid-speed linters such as Flint.
However, Flint is still very fast compared to traditional TypeScript linters such as ESLint with typescript-eslint:
- It utilizes an intelligent cross-file cache that significantly reduces redundant linting work.
- Its architecture is optimized for cross-file linting, enabling performance optimizations.
Expect performance comparisons to be posted Soon ™️.
Is Flint ready for me to try?
Section titled “Is Flint ready for me to try?”The project is extremely early stage and experimental. We don’t think it’s ready for end-users to use an “alpha” version of Flint in real software projects. We’re hoping to be alpha-ready by the end of 2026.
In the meantime, we’d love to have you contribute to Flint. Every little bit helps, and we keep a variety of good first issues open. No prior linting experience required!
More information
Section titled “More information”If you have questions not answered by this page, please join the Flint Discord and ask there. We’d love to learn how these docs can be improved!