From: arne@vajhoej.dk   
      
   On 8/18/2025 7:45 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   That is not the mantra among people who try to prevent future errors.   
      
   >> 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.   
      
   able to <> will   
      
   Arne   
      
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