docs: swap flat and legacy config doc locations #239
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Issue
Currently documentation for the deprecated legacy
eslintrcconfiguration is maintained in the README document. The documentation for flat configuration is contained in the FLAT-CONFIG document. Flat configuration should however be prioritized above the deprecated legacyeslintrcconfiguration.Background
The ESLint blog eslintrc removed in ESLint v10.0.0 dated Oct 10, 2023 announced:
Additionally, if ESLint
9.1or later is run using aneslintrcconfiguration, a warning similar to the following is output:Change
To prepare for removal of
eslintrcconfigurations and to raise the status of flat configurations as the preferred mode for the current version of the plugin:eslintrcconfig information into a newESLINTRC-CONFIG.mddocument