Re:Ask HN: Lisp's parentheses are bad but Elixir's `end`s ar...
by taylodl on Tuesday August 06, 2024 @03:24PM
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And in Lisp I can end an expression such as this with:
)))))
which allows you to quickly see the expression has been ended. I think Lisp has had trouble when people attempt to use parenthesis as begin/end markers and put them on separate lines and try to line them up vertically. Don't do that!
)))))
which allows you to quickly see the expression has been ended. I think Lisp has had trouble when people attempt to use parenthesis as begin/end markers and put them on separate lines and try to line them up vertically. Don't do that!