I do the same. I'm pretty confident with my BIMDAS, less so with which operators are left- vs. right-associative in what language (and I hop around languages a

I do the same. I'm pretty confident with my BIMDAS, less so with which operators are left- vs. right-associative in what language (and I hop around languages a lot so this is a bit of a pain). My general rule is if I have to look it up, then chances are so will the next guy (who in my line of work may not even be a coder at all and will be properly flummoxed), and chucking in brackets is a double win because it saves us both time.