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ESLint: “Parsing error: Unexpected token” in Visual Studio Code

While adding the plumbing for a new JavaScript website project, I knew it needed an ESLint config to keep my code linted and clean. So I installed ESLint the usual way, answered a few questions to customize my install, and I went along my merry way.

Here’s how to fix “Parsing error: Unexpected token” errors from ESLint when working in Visual Studio Code …