Why

Managing a complex ESLint configuration takes time and effort. Sheriff does it for you.

There are a lot of factors to take into consideration when you want to tackle writing a complex ESLint configuration.
It requires a lot of expertise into the JavaScript engines and the multitude of JavaScript libraries, their nuances, and the interlacing between their behaviors.

And, it's a huge burden to maintain it.

With Sheriff, maintaining the ESLint configuration is as simple as updating Sheriff to the latest version.