bacon

Background Rust code checker.

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Console’s review

· Reviewed by David Mytton

What we like

Continually runs in the background, watching Rust files for warnings or errors. Also runs tests. Sits in your terminal. Configurable commands and watch directories. Supports .gitignore. Can run multiple instances e.g. for different build targets. Nvim plugin available. Open source.

Tradeoffs

Has some overlap with what you may already have in your editor e.g. rust-analyzer in VS Code.

Is bacon a fit?

Based on Console’s review published on 2024-03-14. Summary updated .

Who it’s for

Rust developers should consider this tool for background code checking

Why consider it

It continually runs in the background and watches Rust files for warnings or errors

Keep in mind

It may have overlap with existing editor features

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