From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:21:07 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
      
   > Should one use parentheses to specify evaluation explicit instead of   
   > relying on operator precedence?   
   >   
   > I do think so.   
      
   Parentheses are best used lightly -- where needed, maybe a little bit more   
   than that, and that’s it.   
      
   Otherwise parenthesis clutter introduces its own obstacles to readability.   
      
   > Even if the operator precedence seems clear to you, it might not be   
   > to others—you shouldn’t assume that other programmers know   
   > precedence as well as you do.   
      
   I assume that they are just as able to read the spec as you are.   
      
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