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Why not? Aesthetics improve readability and maintainability, (probably) trading out for less raw speed. If I'm less concerned about performance than maintaina
by Calamitous 16y ago
Why not? Aesthetics improve readability and maintainability, (probably) trading out for less raw speed. If I'm less concerned about performance than maintainability, why shouldn't aesthetics play a large role in my decision?
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- nullstyle 16y agoFor me, unfamiliarity with a syntax is easy to confuse as poor aesthetics of the syntax. I got to the point of understanding and enjoying clojure's syntax very quickly.
- compay 16y agoBecause it can lead you to make arbitrary choices. People usually disagree vehemently on matters of aesthetics. I didn't say it shouldn't play any role, it just shouldn't be an important one. Focus too much on syntax over semantics and you're bikeshedding.
- LaPingvino 16y agoI get lost easily in non-lisp-code nowadays =x The unwritten standard for lisp indentation works out quite readably