You’ve heard me stress in the past the importance of writing good JavaScript, especially when it comes to the complex code that makeup a Windows Vista Sidebar gadget. You’ve also heard me preach that you should always lint your code. In the August 2007 issue of MSDN Magazine I mentioned a great free online lint utility called JSLint by JavaScript guru Douglas Crockford.

Today it just got easier as JSLint (http://www.jslint.com) has now added full native support for Windows Vista Sidebar gadgets. In the past this was possible, but you had to add a comment to your code like this:

/*extern System */

Now all you need to do is click a single checkbox: