Re:Lisp Machine Manual (1984)
by craigsmansion on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @05:36PM
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> I wouldn't advise it, but you can do it.
That's basically how I write functions in Lisp, with indentation levels and every closing parenthesis on a separate line.
The thing is, when you're done writing a (leaf)function in Lisp, you're done: it works. Since you won't need to revisit it (unless the functional design changes), you clean it up for compactness by grouping all closing parenthesis together.
I could be the only one, but I've always found it normal and practical to develop with indentation, and regroup when I'm done.
That's basically how I write functions in Lisp, with indentation levels and every closing parenthesis on a separate line.
The thing is, when you're done writing a (leaf)function in Lisp, you're done: it works. Since you won't need to revisit it (unless the functional design changes), you clean it up for compactness by grouping all closing parenthesis together.
I could be the only one, but I've always found it normal and practical to develop with indentation, and regroup when I'm done.