David: Why does cargo have a command named clippy?
Me: Because.
David: Did Microsoft give it to them?
Me: I doubt it.
David: What does it do?
Me: It helps you write good Rust.
David: …
David: Why did they name it that?
Me: Because it's funny?
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@ceejbot I've used cargo-clippy, but this exchange reminded me of another tool which took more direct inspiration from Microsoft's Clippy: https://texteditors.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Vigor
@jamey TIL! And that sounds deliciously obnoxious.