HLint is a tool for suggesting possible improvements to Haskell code. These suggestions include ideas such as using alternative functions, simplifying code and spotting redundancies.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Good integration with other software including Emacs and GHCi.
- Automatically applying hints.
- Generate HTML reports which can be viewed interactively.
- Enables most Haskell extensions, disabling only those which steal too much syntax.
- Parallel operation.
- C preprocessor support.
- Customize the hints.
Website: github.com/ndmitchell/hlint
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Developer: Neil Mitchell
License: 3-clause BSD License
HLint is written in Haskell. Learn Haskell with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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