From: arne@vajhoej.dk   
      
   On 8/18/2025 11:00 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 21:49:29 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 8/18/2025 7:59 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>> On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 19:48:16 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> On 8/18/2025 7:45 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> 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.   
   >>>   
   >>> There are people who just repeat what they are told, aren’t there,   
   >>> instead of learning from actual experience.   
   >>   
   >> It is the recommendation from people with actual experience.   
   >>   
   >> One book that recommend it is "The Practice of Programming".   
   >> Brian Kernighan and Rob Pike.   
   >   
   > One wonders how much experience they really have, across how many   
   > different languages.   
      
   Brian Kernighan and Rob Pike? A lot! :-)   
      
   Arne   
      
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