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RuboCop vs StyleCI: What are the differences?
RuboCop: A Ruby static code analyzer, based on the community Ruby style guide. RuboCop is a Ruby static code analyzer. Out of the box it will enforce many of the guidelines outlined in the community Ruby Style Guide; StyleCI: The PHP Coding Style Continuous Integration Service. StyleCI automatically analyses all of your pull requests and will display a build status within GitHub before you merge.
RuboCop and StyleCI belong to "Code Review" category of the tech stack.
"Open-source" is the primary reason why developers consider RuboCop over the competitors, whereas "Keeps code style consistent adheres to strict standard" was stated as the key factor in picking StyleCI.
RuboCop is an open source tool with 10.1K GitHub stars and 2.14K GitHub forks. Here's a link to RuboCop's open source repository on GitHub.
StackShare, ezCater, and Talkable are some of the popular companies that use RuboCop, whereas StyleCI is used by Swat.io, Leroy Merlin Brasil, and Simulise. RuboCop has a broader approval, being mentioned in 44 company stacks & 25 developers stacks; compared to StyleCI, which is listed in 6 company stacks and 3 developer stacks.
To communicate isn’t just getting rid of syntax errors and making code work. The code should communicate ideas to people through a programming language that computers can also understand.
You should adopt semantic variables, classes, modules, and methods names. For instance, in Ruby, we avoid using particular prefixes such as is_paid, get_name and set_name. In their places, we use directly paid?, name, and name=.
My advice is to use idiomatic and features that the programming language you use offers to you whenever possible, and figure out ways to better pass the message.
Why wouldn’t we be worried about semantics, typos, and styles? We should care for the quality of our code, and the many concepts that define it. You can start by using a linter to collect some issues from your codebase automatically.
Pros of RuboCop
- Open-source9
- Completely free8
- Runs Offline7
- Follows the Ruby Style Guide by default4
- Can automatically fix some problems4
- Customizable4
- Atom package2
- Integrates with Vim/Emacs/Atom/Sublime/2
- Integrates With Custom CMS1
Pros of StyleCI
- Keeps code style consistent adheres to strict standard4
