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AI-generatedUncertain De‑precation Timeline for Legacy .eslintrc in ESLint 9
Goal Determine a clear migration path for projects still using legacy .eslintrc files when upgrading to ESLint 9, given the documented shift to the flat‑config system and the ongoing ambiguity about when legacy support will be removed. Constraints & Uncertainty The flat‑config model replaces the directory‑based cascade of legacy .eslintrc files with an o