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# Use Our Linter Rules to Improve Your Code

Linters help you write awesome code by flagging programming errors, bugs, stylistic errors and suspicious constructs. If you generate a plugin using our plugin generator (`sf dev generate plugin`), you also get our recommended linter rules. These rules help you develop the best possible commands for your users.

The rules are [open-source](https://github.com/salesforcecli/eslint-plugin-sf-plugin). See the [list](https://github.com/salesforcecli/eslint-plugin-sf-plugin#rules) along with [setup instructions](https://github.com/salesforcecli/eslint-plugin-sf-plugin#use-these-rules-in-a-sf-plugin).

We recommend that you install the [eslint plugin](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dbaeumer.vscode-eslint) in VS Code so that you get feedback in real time as you're developing.