From the course: ESLint: Checking for Syntax and Logic Errors

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Calling out general logic errors

Calling out general logic errors

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Calling out general logic errors

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- [Instructor] My index.js file contains a few test statements starting on line 63 that test for errors in logical tests. ESLint supports a number of rules for a range of potential logic issues, but I want to use a few specific ones. Line 63 contains a subtle error in the condition that I still find myself making on occasion. Instead of using a logical comparison operator, like triple equals, I used the assignment operator, a single equal sign. That means I won't have a comparison here, and my code won't do what I intended. ESLint supports the no-cond-assign rule to catch assignments in conditions. The default setting allows you to do assignment in a condition within a separate set of parentheses as a way of making your intention clearer. Using that default, I can set the value for this rule with a simple string. So, back in .eslintrc, I'm going to add another rule, no-cond-assign with a value of error, and then saving…

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