diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index c88ebcfeb..f76817b2a 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ module.exports = {
     "no-use-before-define": ["off"],
     "no-useless-call": ["off"],
     "no-useless-computed-key": ["error"],
-    "no-useless-concat": ["off"],
+    "no-useless-concat": ["error"],
     "no-useless-constructor": ["error"],
     "no-useless-escape": ["off"],
     "no-useless-rename": [
diff --git a/src/Augmentation/AugmentationHelpers.tsx b/src/Augmentation/AugmentationHelpers.tsx
index 7cd2d1ce6..823c9b17b 100644
--- a/src/Augmentation/AugmentationHelpers.tsx
+++ b/src/Augmentation/AugmentationHelpers.tsx
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ function initAugmentations(): void {
     name: AugmentationNames.HemoRecirculator,
     moneyCost: 4.5e7,
     repCost: 1e4,
-    info: "A heart implant that greatly increases the body's ability to effectively use and pump " + "blood.",
+    info: "A heart implant that greatly increases the body's ability to effectively use and pump blood.",
     strength_mult: 1.08,
     defense_mult: 1.08,
     agility_mult: 1.08,
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ function initAugmentations(): void {
     repCost: 1.125e6,
     moneyCost: 4.25e9,
     info:
-      "Graphene is grafted and fused into the skeletal structure, " + "enhancing bone density and tensile strength.",
+      "Graphene is grafted and fused into the skeletal structure, enhancing bone density and tensile strength.",
     strength_mult: 1.7,
     defense_mult: 1.7,
   });
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ function initAugmentations(): void {
     name: AugmentationNames.FocusWire,
     repCost: 7.5e4,
     moneyCost: 9e8,
-    info: "A cranial implant that stops procrastination by blocking specific neural pathways " + "in the brain.",
+    info: "A cranial implant that stops procrastination by blocking specific neural pathways in the brain.",
     hacking_exp_mult: 1.05,
     strength_exp_mult: 1.05,
     defense_exp_mult: 1.05,
@@ -1486,7 +1486,7 @@ function initAugmentations(): void {
     name: AugmentationNames.SmartSonar,
     repCost: 2.25e4,
     moneyCost: 7.5e7,
-    info: "A cochlear implant that helps the player detect and locate enemies " + "using sound propagation.",
+    info: "A cochlear implant that helps the player detect and locate enemies using sound propagation.",
     dexterity_mult: 1.1,
     dexterity_exp_mult: 1.15,
     crime_money_mult: 1.25,
@@ -2015,7 +2015,7 @@ function initAugmentations(): void {
     repCost: 6.25e4,
     moneyCost: 2.75e8,
     info:
-      "Cybernetic arms created from plasteel and carbon fibers that completely replace " + "the user's organic arms.",
+      "Cybernetic arms created from plasteel and carbon fibers that completely replace the user's organic arms.",
     strength_mult: 1.3,
     dexterity_mult: 1.3,
   });
diff --git a/src/Bladeburner/Action.tsx b/src/Bladeburner/Action.tsx
index a8012696d..c166ef567 100644
--- a/src/Bladeburner/Action.tsx
+++ b/src/Bladeburner/Action.tsx
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export class Action implements IAction {
       if (this.decays.hasOwnProperty(decay)) {
         if (this.decays[decay] > 1) {
           throw new Error(
-            "Invalid decays when constructing " + "Action " + this.name + ". " + "Decay value cannot be greater than 1",
+            `Invalid decays when constructing Action ${this.name}. Decay value cannot be greater than 1`,
           );
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/Bladeburner/Skills.ts b/src/Bladeburner/Skills.ts
index 6067b4f71..cdc621152 100644
--- a/src/Bladeburner/Skills.ts
+++ b/src/Bladeburner/Skills.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export const Skills: IMap<Skill> = {};
   Skills[SkillNames.BladesIntuition] = new Skill({
     name: SkillNames.BladesIntuition,
     desc:
-      "Each level of this skill increases your success chance " + "for all Contracts, Operations, and BlackOps by 3%",
+      "Each level of this skill increases your success chance for all Contracts, Operations, and BlackOps by 3%",
     baseCost: 3,
     costInc: 2.1,
     successChanceAll: 3,
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ export const Skills: IMap<Skill> = {};
   });
   Skills[SkillNames.DigitalObserver] = new Skill({
     name: SkillNames.DigitalObserver,
-    desc: "Each level of this skill increases your success chance in " + "all Operations and BlackOps by 4%",
+    desc: "Each level of this skill increases your success chance in all Operations and BlackOps by 4%",
     baseCost: 2,
     costInc: 2.1,
     successChanceOperation: 4,
   });
   Skills[SkillNames.Tracer] = new Skill({
     name: SkillNames.Tracer,
-    desc: "Each level of this skill increases your success chance in " + "all Contracts by 4%",
+    desc: "Each level of this skill increases your success chance in all Contracts by 4%",
     baseCost: 2,
     costInc: 2.1,
     successChanceContract: 4,
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export const Skills: IMap<Skill> = {};
   });
   Skills[SkillNames.EvasiveSystem] = new Skill({
     name: SkillNames.EvasiveSystem,
-    desc: "Each level of this skill increases your effective " + "dexterity and agility for Bladeburner actions by 4%",
+    desc: "Each level of this skill increases your effective dexterity and agility for Bladeburner actions by 4%",
     baseCost: 2,
     costInc: 2.1,
     effDex: 4,
diff --git a/src/Corporation/data/ResearchMetadata.ts b/src/Corporation/data/ResearchMetadata.ts
index b8ca4aeb1..d82b3b9d7 100644
--- a/src/Corporation/data/ResearchMetadata.ts
+++ b/src/Corporation/data/ResearchMetadata.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export const researchMetadata: IConstructorParams[] = [
   {
     name: "JoyWire",
     cost: 20e3,
-    desc: "A brain implant which is installed in employees, increasing their " + "maximum happiness by 10.",
+    desc: "A brain implant which is installed in employees, increasing their maximum happiness by 10.",
   },
   {
     name: "Market-TA.I",
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export const researchMetadata: IConstructorParams[] = [
   {
     name: "sudo.Assist",
     cost: 15e3,
-    desc: "Develop a virtual assistant AI to handle and manage administrative " + "issues for your corporation.",
+    desc: "Develop a virtual assistant AI to handle and manage administrative issues for your corporation.",
   },
   {
     name: "uPgrade: Capacity.I",
diff --git a/src/Faction/FactionHelpers.tsx b/src/Faction/FactionHelpers.tsx
index 33011af70..51d72eec5 100644
--- a/src/Faction/FactionHelpers.tsx
+++ b/src/Faction/FactionHelpers.tsx
@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ export function purchaseAugmentation(aug: Augmentation, fac: Faction, sing = fal
   const factionInfo = fac.getInfo();
   const hasPrereqs = hasAugmentationPrereqs(aug);
   if (!hasPrereqs) {
-    const txt =
-      "You must first purchase or install " + aug.prereqs.join(",") + " before you can " + "purchase this one.";
+    const txt = `You must first purchase or install ${aug.prereqs.join(",")} before you can purchase this one.`;
     if (sing) {
       return txt;
     } else {
diff --git a/src/Faction/ui/FactionRoot.tsx b/src/Faction/ui/FactionRoot.tsx
index aef4d5f8d..1dd5a1a66 100644
--- a/src/Faction/ui/FactionRoot.tsx
+++ b/src/Faction/ui/FactionRoot.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ type IProps = {
 };
 
 // Info text for all options on the UI
-const gangInfo = "Create and manage a gang for this Faction. Gangs will earn you money and " + "faction reputation";
+const gangInfo = "Create and manage a gang for this Faction. Gangs will earn you money and faction reputation";
 const hackingContractsInfo =
   "Complete hacking contracts for your faction. " +
   "Your effectiveness, which determines how much " +
diff --git a/src/NetscriptWorker.ts b/src/NetscriptWorker.ts
index a3935f76d..c561b5a9d 100644
--- a/src/NetscriptWorker.ts
+++ b/src/NetscriptWorker.ts
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ function processNetscript1Imports(code: string, workerScript: WorkerScript): any
         });
 
         //Now we have to generate the code that would create the namespace
-        generatedCode += "var " + namespace + ";\n" + "(function (namespace) {\n";
+        generatedCode += `var ${namespace};\n(function (namespace) {\n`;
 
         //Add the function declarations
         fnDeclarations.forEach((fn: any) => {
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ function processNetscript1Imports(code: string, workerScript: WorkerScript): any
         });
 
         //Finish
-        generatedCode += "})(" + namespace + " || " + "(" + namespace + " = {}));\n";
+        generatedCode += `})(${namespace} || (" + namespace + " = {}));\n`;
       } else {
         //import {...} from script
 
diff --git a/src/PersonObjects/Player/PlayerObjectGeneralMethods.tsx b/src/PersonObjects/Player/PlayerObjectGeneralMethods.tsx
index 08ce271fc..ee97fc982 100644
--- a/src/PersonObjects/Player/PlayerObjectGeneralMethods.tsx
+++ b/src/PersonObjects/Player/PlayerObjectGeneralMethods.tsx
@@ -1313,9 +1313,7 @@ export function createProgramWork(this: IPlayer, numCycles: number): boolean {
 export function finishCreateProgramWork(this: IPlayer, cancelled: boolean): string {
   const programName = this.createProgramName;
   if (cancelled === false) {
-    dialogBoxCreate(
-      "You've finished creating " + programName + "!<br>" + "The new program can be found on your home computer.",
-    );
+    dialogBoxCreate(`You've finished creating ${programName}!<br>The new program can be found on your home computer.`);
 
     this.getHomeComputer().programs.push(programName);
   } else {
diff --git a/src/RedPill.tsx b/src/RedPill.tsx
index ffaa77fa4..1e0773799 100644
--- a/src/RedPill.tsx
+++ b/src/RedPill.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ function giveSourceFile(bitNodeNumber: number): void {
   if (alreadyOwned && ownedSourceFile) {
     if (ownedSourceFile.lvl >= 3 && ownedSourceFile.n !== 12) {
       dialogBoxCreate(
-        "The Source-File for the BitNode you just destroyed, " + sourceFile.name + ", " + "is already at max level!",
+        `The Source-File for the BitNode you just destroyed, ${sourceFile.name}, is already at max level!`,
       );
     } else {
       ++ownedSourceFile.lvl;
diff --git a/src/ScriptEditor/ui/ScriptEditorRoot.tsx b/src/ScriptEditor/ui/ScriptEditorRoot.tsx
index 31d8f10b7..7e7292c85 100644
--- a/src/ScriptEditor/ui/ScriptEditorRoot.tsx
+++ b/src/ScriptEditor/ui/ScriptEditorRoot.tsx
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ export function Root(props: IProps): React.ReactElement {
       const textFile = new TextFile(scriptToSave.fileName, scriptToSave.code);
       server.textFiles.push(textFile);
     } else {
-      dialogBoxCreate("Invalid filename. Must be either a script (.script, .js, or .ns) or " + " or text file (.txt)");
+      dialogBoxCreate("Invalid filename. Must be either a script (.script, .js, or .ns) or a text file (.txt)");
       return;
     }
 
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ export function Root(props: IProps): React.ReactElement {
       const textFile = new TextFile(currentScript.fileName, currentScript.code);
       server.textFiles.push(textFile);
     } else {
-      dialogBoxCreate("Invalid filename. Must be either a script (.script, .js, or .ns) or " + " or text file (.txt)");
+      dialogBoxCreate("Invalid filename. Must be either a script (.script, .js, or .ns) or a text file (.txt)");
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/StockMarket/BuyingAndSelling.tsx b/src/StockMarket/BuyingAndSelling.tsx
index c4b754e11..c978ff711 100644
--- a/src/StockMarket/BuyingAndSelling.tsx
+++ b/src/StockMarket/BuyingAndSelling.tsx
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ export function buyStock(
     const resultTxt =
       `Bought ${numeralWrapper.formatShares(shares)} shares of ${stock.symbol} for ${numeralWrapper.formatMoney(
         totalPrice,
-      )}. ` + `Paid ${numeralWrapper.formatMoney(CONSTANTS.StockMarketCommission)} in commission fees.`;
+      )}. Paid ${numeralWrapper.formatMoney(CONSTANTS.StockMarketCommission)} in commission fees.`;
     workerScript.log("stock.buy", () => resultTxt);
   } else if (opts.suppressDialog !== true) {
     dialogBoxCreate(
diff --git a/src/data/codingcontracttypes.ts b/src/data/codingcontracttypes.ts
index f2b6124ee..23235fa9a 100644
--- a/src/data/codingcontracttypes.ts
+++ b/src/data/codingcontracttypes.ts
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ export const codingContractTypesMetadata: ICodingContractTypeMetadata[] = [
         "of the path, you may only move to adjacent numbers in the row below.",
         "The triangle is represented as a 2D array of numbers:\n\n",
         `${triangle}\n\n`,
-        "Example: If you are given the following triangle:\n\n" + "[\n",
+        "Example: If you are given the following triangle:\n\n[\n",
         "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[2],\n",
         "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[3,4],\n",
         "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[6,5,7],\n",
diff --git a/src/utils/v1APIBreak.ts b/src/utils/v1APIBreak.ts
index 783463c5f..86e7cbf28 100644
--- a/src/utils/v1APIBreak.ts
+++ b/src/utils/v1APIBreak.ts
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ export function v1APIBreak(): void {
 
       if (s.length === 0) continue;
 
-      txt += `// Detected change ${change[0]}, reason: ${change[1]}` + "\n";
+      txt += `// Detected change ${change[0]}, reason: ${change[1]}\n`;
       for (const fl of s) {
-        txt += `${fl.file}:${fl.line}` + "\n";
+        txt += `${fl.file}:${fl.line}\n`;
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/tools/bump-version/index.js b/tools/bump-version/index.js
index 8464bc189..de73e7a2f 100644
--- a/tools/bump-version/index.js
+++ b/tools/bump-version/index.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ async function main(version, versionNumber, changelog) {
       join('\n').replaceAll('`', '\\`');
 
     modifiedConstants = modifiedConstants.
-      replace(/(^\s*?LatestUpdate:\s`\n)(.*)`,$/ms, `$1${paddedChangelog}\n` + "`,");
+      replace(/(^\s*?LatestUpdate:\s`\n)(.*)`,$/ms, `$1${paddedChangelog}\n\`,`);
   }
   await fs.writeFile(appPaths.constants, modifiedConstants);
   console.log(`Modified ${appPaths.constants}`);