Re: Which code style do you prefer the most?

On 05.03.2025 20:12, Kaz Kylheku wrote:

On 2025-03-05, Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> wrote:

On 05.03.2025 09:39, Richard Heathfield wrote:

On 05/03/2025 08:35, Janis Papanagnou wrote:

There's a reason why I dislike languages whose syntax is cluttered
with parentheses

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(I (bet ((you ((jutht) love) Lithp).)))

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With my first glimpse of lithp code I immediately felt repelled, erm..,
wrong word - I meant: felt deep and long lasting _respect_ for it. :-)
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But I know there are folks who really love it. - That's fine by me.
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(It's always good if you have options to choose from.)

 
Lisp offers ways to break long expressions in multiple ways,
all falling under the same general algorithm that is easy supported
in your editor.
 
That's why I posted that example:
 
  (when (or (and (/= a b)
                 (/= c d)
                 (/= e f))
            (and (= g (* (h)
                         (i)))
                 (= j k)))
    (foo))
 
You just don't have these stylistic issues about where to put
the operator relative to the operand. [...]

But isn't that a property of every system specified in either
Polish Notation (like Lisp) or Reversed Polish Notation, that
require no parenthesis to evaluate expressions? Interestingly,
Lisp (employing such a in principle parenthesis-free language)
utilizes a lot parenthesis for grouping its list elements. ;-)

Janis