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diff --git a/src/lint/engine/ArcanistLintEngine.php b/src/lint/engine/ArcanistLintEngine.php
--- a/src/lint/engine/ArcanistLintEngine.php
+++ b/src/lint/engine/ArcanistLintEngine.php
@@ -2,15 +2,21 @@
/**
* Manages lint execution. When you run 'arc lint' or 'arc diff', Arcanist
- * checks your .arcconfig to see if you have specified a lint engine in the
- * key "lint.engine". The engine must extend this class. For example:
+ * attempts to run lint rules using a lint engine.
*
- * lang=js
- * {
- * // ...
- * "lint.engine" : "ExampleLintEngine",
- * // ...
- * }
+ * Lint engines are high-level strategic classes which do not contain any
+ * actual linting rules. Linting rules live in `Linter` classes. The lint
+ * engine builds and configures linters.
+ *
+ * Most modern linters can be configured with an `.arclint` file, which is
+ * managed by the builtin @{class:ArcanistConfigurationDrivenLintEngine}.
+ * Consult the documentation for more information on these files.
+ *
+ * In the majority of cases, you do not need to write a custom lint engine.
+ * For example, to add new rules for a new language, write a linter instead.
+ * However, if you have a very advanced or specialized use case, you can write
+ * a custom lint engine by extending this class; custom lint engines are more
+ * powerful but much more complex than the builtin engines.
*
* The lint engine is given a list of paths (generally, the paths that you
* modified in your change) and determines which linters to run on them. The
@@ -24,15 +30,9 @@
* whitespace, or enforce tab vs space rules, or make sure there are enough
* curse words in them.
*
- * Because lint engines are pretty custom to the rules of a project, you will
- * generally need to build your own. Fortunately, it's pretty easy (and you
- * can use the prebuilt //linters//, you just need to write a little glue code
- * to tell Arcanist which linters to run). For a simple example of how to build
- * a lint engine, see @{class:ExampleLintEngine}.
- *
* You can test an engine like this:
*
- * arc lint --engine ExampleLintEngine --lintall some_file.py
+ * arc lint --engine YourLintEngineClassName --lintall some_file.py
*
* ...which will show you all the lint issues raised in the file.
*

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