diff --git a/scripts/lint-script.js b/scripts/lint-script.js
index d67980f17..cce751da9 100644
--- a/scripts/lint-script.js
+++ b/scripts/lint-script.js
@@ -3,51 +3,87 @@
   Run using `npm run linter`.
   You might have to run `npm i -g semistandard` for this script to run properly.
 */
-// Load modules
-const fs = require('fs-extra'), cp = require('child_process'), path = require('path'), chalk = require('chalk');
-// Set variables for paths
-var snippetsPath = './snippets';
-// Read files, lint each one individually and update
+const fs = require('fs-extra');
+const cp = require('child_process');
+const path = require('path');
+const chalk = require('chalk');
+const prettier = require('prettier');
+
+const SNIPPETS_PATH = './snippets';
+const TEMP_PATH = './temp';
+
+const codeRE = /```js([\s\S]*?)```/g;
+
+console.time('lint');
+
 try {
-  let snippetFilenames = fs.readdirSync(snippetsPath);
-  let jobCounter = 0;
-  snippetFilenames.sort((a, b) => {
-    a = a.toLowerCase();
-    b = b.toLowerCase();
-    if (a < b) return -1;
-    if (a > b) return 1;
-    return 0;
-  });
-  // Read each file, get its code, write it to a temporary file, pass it through
-  // semistandard, get the output from the file, update the original file.
-  for(let snippet of snippetFilenames){
-    // Start a timer for the file
-    console.time(`Linter (${snippet})`);
-    // Synchronously read data from the snippet, get the code, write it to a temporary file
-    let snippetData = fs.readFileSync(path.join(snippetsPath,snippet),'utf8');
-    let codeStart = snippetData.indexOf('```js'), codeEnd = snippetData.search(/```[\n\r\s]+```js/g);
-    let originalCode = snippetData.slice(codeStart+5,codeEnd);
-    while(jobCounter >= 20){
-      setTimeout(()=>{},1000);
+  const snippets = fs.readdirSync(SNIPPETS_PATH)
+    .sort((a, b) => a.toLowerCase() - b.toLowerCase())
+    // turn it into an object so we can add data to it to be used in a different scope
+    .map(name => ({ name }));
+
+  if (!fs.existsSync(TEMP_PATH)) {
+    fs.mkdirSync(TEMP_PATH);
+  }
+
+  for (const snippet of snippets) {
+    snippet.data = fs.readFileSync(path.join(SNIPPETS_PATH, snippet.name), 'utf8');
+    snippet.tempNames = [];
+    snippet.code = [];
+
+    let match = codeRE.exec(snippet.data);
+    // make a counter so we write the definition + example code blocks to a different file
+    let counter = 0;
+    while (match) {
+      snippet.code.push(match[1]); // capture group
+      snippet.tempNames.push(snippet.name.replace('.md', counter));
+      match = codeRE.exec(snippet.data);
+      counter++;
     }
-    const tempSnippet = snippet.replace('.md', '');
-    fs.writeFileSync(`${tempSnippet}.temp.js`,`${originalCode}`);
-    // Run semistandard asynchronously (only way this manages to run), get linted code
-    // and write back to the original snippet file. Remove temporary file
-    cp.exec(`semistandard "${tempSnippet}.temp.js" --fix`,{},(error, stdOut, stdErr) => {
-      jobCounter += 1;
-      let lintedCode = fs.readFileSync(`${tempSnippet}.temp.js`,'utf8');
-      fs.writeFile(path.join(snippetsPath,snippet), `${snippetData.slice(0, codeStart+5)+lintedCode+snippetData.slice(codeEnd)}`);
-      fs.unlink(`${tempSnippet}.temp.js`);
-      // Log a success message
-      console.log(`${chalk.green('SUCCESS!')} Linted snippet: ${snippet}`);
-      // Log the time taken for the file
-      console.timeEnd(`Linter (${snippet})`);
-      jobCounter -= 1;
+
+    snippet.code.forEach((str, i) => {
+      fs.writeFileSync(`${TEMP_PATH}/${snippet.tempNames[i]}.js`, `${snippet.code[i]}`);
     });
   }
-}
-catch (err){  // Handle errors (hopefully not!)
+
+  cp.exec(`semistandard "${TEMP_PATH}" --fix`, {}, (err, stdout, stderr) => {
+    // Loop through each snippet now that semistandard has done its job,
+    // run prettier and write to the files
+    for (const snippet of snippets) {
+      // an array to store each linted code block (definition + example)
+      const lintedCode = [];
+
+      for (const tempName of snippet.tempNames) {
+        let data = fs.readFileSync(`${TEMP_PATH}/${tempName}.js`,'utf8');
+
+        // prettier sometimes throws an error..
+        try {
+          data = prettier.format(data, {
+            printWidth: 100,
+            singleQuote: true
+          });
+        } catch (e) {}
+
+        lintedCode.push(data);
+
+        fs.unlink(`${TEMP_PATH}/${tempName}.js`);
+      }
+
+      // We replace each ```js ``` code block with the newly linted code
+      let index = -1;
+      snippet.data = snippet.data.replace(codeRE, () => {
+        index++;
+        return '```js\n' + lintedCode[index] + '```';
+      });
+
+      fs.writeFileSync(path.join(SNIPPETS_PATH, snippet.name), snippet.data);
+    }
+
+    fs.removeSync(TEMP_PATH);
+
+    console.timeEnd('lint');
+  });
+} catch (err) {
   console.log(`${chalk.red('ERROR!')} During linting: ${err}`);
   process.exit(1);
 }