There is a reason: it reduces the reading distance from variable to initial value. It also reduces the amount of effort you need to exert to map them to each ot

There is a reason: it reduces the reading distance from variable to initial value. It also reduces the amount of effort you need to exert to map them to each other. This is especially true when you are using () which impact the meaning of ','. There's also no reason to keep it on one line :-) Newlines and equal signs are cheap; go wild!