Learn to say popular code formatting tool names correctly.
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How is Prettier (opinionated code formatter for JavaScript and more) correctly pronounced?
Prettier (the code formatter) is pronounced 'PRIT-ee-er' — exactly like the everyday comparative of 'pretty', meaning 'more pretty'. In a technical interview: "Prettier reformatted the whole file the moment I hit save, so nobody argued about spacing in code review."
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How is Black (opinionated Python code formatter) correctly pronounced?
Black (the Python formatter) is pronounced 'BLAK' — one syllable, exactly like the everyday colour name. In a technical interview: "Black rewrote every line to eighty-eight characters wide, so we stopped debating line length entirely."
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How is gofmt (Go's built-in code formatting tool) correctly pronounced?
gofmt is pronounced 'GOH-format' — 'go' (the language) plus 'format' shortened, said as the full word 'format'. In a technical interview: "gofmt made sure every file in the repo used identical indentation, no matter who wrote it."
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How is rustfmt (Rust's official code formatting tool) correctly pronounced?
rustfmt is pronounced 'RUST-format' — 'Rust' (the language) plus 'format'. Stress on RUST. In a technical interview: "rustfmt ran automatically in CI, failing the build if anyone forgot to format their code."
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How is StandardJS (zero-configuration JavaScript style linter and formatter) correctly pronounced?
StandardJS is pronounced 'STAN-durd JAY-ES' — 'standard' plus the letters 'J' and 'S' spoken separately. In a technical interview: "StandardJS enforced no semicolons at all, which took the new hires about a day to get used to."