in reply to On the fly syntax checkers in emacs, ultraedit or vi
Komodo got it from Emacs, its called flymake-mode
see emacs wiki or sourceforge
But be aware of downsides: Vulnerabilities when editing untrusted code... (Komodo)!
searching for "flymake YourEditor" will show you more alternatives.
Cheers Rolf
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