do not ignore files started with `.` by default

The version of ESLint you are using. master The problem you want to solve. eslint ingore .eslintrc.js by default, so I have to add a file .eslintignore, then add !.eslintrc.js in.

Your take on the correct solution to problem. do not ignore file/dir beginning with a dot by default, except for . and ..(not sure .git can be exception)

In some cases ignoring is a good idea, while ingoring all .* files seems an overkill.

[jaydenseric]

It’s better to blacklist, rather than whitelist, dotfiles from being linted.

People can tell right away when something undesired is being linted; and it’s intuitive and easy to add it to their ESLint ignore config. The other way around is a hassle.

For example, if you want to lint dotfiles such as .babelrc you not only have to un-ignore the dotfiles, but re-ignore node_modules afterwards, otherwise any dotfiles in node_modules would get linted too 😓

https://github.com/jaydenseric/graphql-react/blob/v8.1.1/package.json#L108

{
  "eslintIgnore": ["!.*", "node_modules"]
}

It’s weird that you use an ignore list to un-ignore things.

Heaps of tools use cosmiconfig for config files, so there are hundreds of variations of .examplerc and .examplerc.js out in the wild. Supporting just one (.babelrc) and leaving a major learning curve and inconvenience for all the others is not ideal.

[mysticatea]

My case is VuePress (I have written some documentation of my OSS with VuePress). I write many *.js and *.vue files in .vuepress directory, but ESLint ignores those by default. Plus, I want to check .eslintrc.js as well.

I feel odd if I have to use .eslintignore to not ignore files. I feel good if I have to use .eslintignore to ignore files.