Highlights

New option checkConditionalExpressions in no-unmodified-loop-condition

The no-unmodified-loop-condition rule now supports a checkConditionalExpressions option. When enabled, each branch in a ternary expression is checked independently.

For example, with { "checkConditionalExpressions": true }, the rule reports the done variable as not modified in the loop:

let chunk = getInitialChunk();
let done = false;

while (chunk ? !done : false) {
    chunk = nextOrNull();
}
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Features

• 08de88e feat: handle underflow in no-loss-of-precision (#21218) (Rithish S)
• 55db479 feat: add checkConditionalExpressions to no-unmodified-loop-condition (#21175) (sethamus)

Bug Fixes

• 2ba3025 fix: prevent unsafe no-var autofix with hoisted functions (#21213) (sethamus)
• 8e69622 fix: Prevent no-var autofix when var is shadowed by catch parameter (#21204) (Yang Hyeonjong)
• 684b579 fix: prefer-template invalid autofix creates a tagged template call (#21207) (김채영)

Documentation

• 9ef407a docs: use eslint.config.* wherever config file names are listed (#21216) (Marry (Subin Yang))
• 87f66f4 docs: Update README (GitHub Actions Bot)
• 585ef37 docs: update architecture documentation (#21112) (Francesco Trotta)
• f3993b0 docs: Update README (GitHub Actions Bot)
• ffc87d6 docs: fix broken links in Further Reading sections (#21203) (Minsu)
• 1a761e1 docs: update moved JSX specification links (#21198) (Imran Mustafa)
• 4d00ca4 docs: update ESLint peer dependency to ^10.0.0 in shareable configs (#21202) (lumir)
• 510d1a2 docs: Update README (GitHub Actions Bot)

Chores

• 899dbf1 chore: update github/codeql-action action to v4.37.7 (#21243) (renovate[bot])
• 9aa3873 chore: update ecosystem plugins (#21235) (ESLint Bot)
• dc1e7a8 chore: update ecosystem plugins (#21208) (ESLint Bot)
• f878d21 ci: bump pnpm/action-setup from 6.0.9 to 6.0.10 (#21200) (dependabot[bot])
• 4891e50 ci: bump github/codeql-action from 4.37.4 to 4.37.6 (#21199) (dependabot[bot])

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Calvin describes how silent failures can occur when handing a large document to an LLM for parsing. He describes it as the tragedy of context, where the LLM is confident, but you have no idea what it didn’t read. We discuss issues with file formats, dropped attachments, and silent truncation.

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The Great Product Owner: Vulnerable Enough To Learn The Technical Details

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Self-reflection Question: How does your Product Owner show the team they are willing to learn the product with them?

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