.jshintrc

{
  // settings
  "passfail"      : false,  // stop on first error
  "maxerr"        : 100,    // maximum error before stopping


  // predefined globals whom jshint will ignore
  "browser"       : true,   // standard browser globals e.g. `window`, `document`

  "node"          : false,
  "rhino"         : false,
  "couch"         : false,
  "wsh"           : false,   // windows scripting host

  "jquery"        : true,
  "prototypejs"   : false,
  "mootools"      : false,
  "dojo"          : false,

  "predef"        : [  // custom globals
    //"exampleVar",
    //"anotherCoolGlobal",
    //"iLoveDouglas"
  ],


  // development
  "debug"         : false,  // allow debugger statements e.g. browser breakpoints
  "devel"         : true,   // allow developments statements e.g. `console.log();`


  // ecmascript 5
  "es5"           : true,   // allow ECMAScript 5 syntax
  "strict"        : false,  // require `use strict` pragma in every file
  "globalstrict"  : false,  // allow global "use strict" (also enables 'strict')


  // the good parts
  "asi"           : true,   // tolerate automatic semicolon insertion (no semicolons)
  "laxbreak"      : false,  // tolerate unsafe line breaks e.g. `return [\n] x` without semicolons
  "bitwise"       : true,   // prohibit bitwise operators (&, |, ^, etc.)
  "boss"          : false,  // tolerate assignments inside if, for & while. usually conditions & loops are for comparison, not assignments
  "curly"         : true,   // require {} for every new block or scope
  "eqeqeq"        : true,   // require triple equals i.e. `===`
  "eqnull"        : false,  // tolerate use of `== null`
  "evil"          : false,  // tolerate use of `eval`
  "expr"          : false,  // tolerate `expressionStatement` as programs
  "forin"         : false,  // tolerate `for in` loops without `hasOwnPrototype`
  "immed"         : true,   // require immediate invocations to be wrapped in parens e.g. `( function(){}() );`
  "latedef"       : true,   // prohibit variable use before definition
  "loopfunc"      : false,  // allow functions to be defined within loops
  "noarg"         : true,   // prohibit use of `arguments.caller` and `arguments.callee`
  "regexp"        : true,   // prohibit `.` and `[^...]` in regular expressions
  "regexdash"     : false,  // tolerate unescaped last dash i.e. `[-...]`
  "scripturl"     : true,   // tolerate script-targeted URLs
  "shadow"        : false,  // allows re-define variables later in code e.g. `var x=1; x=2;`
  "supernew"      : false,  // tolerate `new function () { ... };` and `new Object;`
  "undef"         : true,   // require all non-global variables be declared before they are used


  // personal styling preferences
  "newcap"        : true,   // require capitalization of all constructor functions e.g. `new F()`
  "noempty"       : true,   // prohibit use of empty blocks
  "nonew"         : true,   // prohibit use of constructors for side-effects
  "nomen"         : true,   // prohibit use of initial or trailing underscores in names
  "onevar"        : false,  // allow only one `var` statement per function
  "plusplus"      : false,  // prohibit use of `++` & `--`
  "sub"           : false,  // tolerate all forms of subscript notation besides dot notation e.g. `dict['key']` instead of `dict.key`
  "trailing"      : true,   // prohibit trailing whitespaces
  "white"         : false,  // check against strict whitespace and indentation rules
  "indent"        : 2       // specify indentation spacing
}