Editor Settings

vim

Install Syntastic

Settings for ~/.vimrc

execute pathogen#infect()

" use indents of 4 spaces, and have them copied down lines:
set shiftwidth=4        " Num. of spaces used for each (auto)indent step
set shiftround
set expandtab           " Insert spaces instead of tabs
set autoindent          " Always set auto-indenting on
set tabstop=4
set matchtime=2         " show matching bracket for 0.2 seconds
set smartindent         " smart auto indenting
set smarttab            " smart tab handling for indenting
set fileformat=unix     " file mode is unix
set hidden              " remember undo after quitting

autocmd FileType javascript set omnifunc=javascriptcomplete#CompleteJS

" When saving a file, if there are errors, have Syntastic plugin mark them
let g:syntastic_enable_signs=1
let g:syntastic_auto_loc_list=1
let g:syntastic_javascript_checkers = ['jshint']

JSHint

JSHint is a better match for the style used by the principal authors than JSLint. JSlint styled code is quite acceptable, but expect resistance if you alter existing code solely to conform to JSLint conventions.