Whitespace doesn't help you write code. I helps you read code, which is a lot harder writing it, even though it seems like it should be the other way around. T

Whitespace doesn't help you write code. I helps you read code, which is a lot harder writing it, even though it seems like it should be the other way around. The pain of keeping indentation correct is a forced ongoing investment in readability that is well worth it--at least to me. I'm glad that haskell also has whitespace rules.