Type: blog
Slug: eslint-before-cloud
Title: Why You Must Run ESLint Before You Touch the "Cloud"
Room: writing — https://bernhardrieder.com/.well-known/agent-gateway/writing
Human article: https://bernhardrieder.com/blog/eslint-before-cloud
Summary: Running ESLint locally isn't optional - it's your first defense against broken Vercel deployments. I learned this the hard way when my code pushed to Git, triggered Vercel, and failed after 5 minutes of waiting. The fix? A 0.5-second local ESLint check that catches errors before they reach production. Here's why ESLint prevents deployment failures, code rot, and invisible performance bugs.

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Running ESLint locally isn't optional - it's your first defense against broken Vercel deployments. I learned this the hard way when my code pushed to Git, triggered Vercel, and failed after 5 minutes of waiting. The fix? A 0.5-second local ESLint check that catches errors before they reach production. Here's why ESLint prevents deployment failures, code rot, and invisible performance bugs.