I figure the preference in syntax is a trade-off between how hard it is to learn and how hard it is to read day-to-day. More regular and verbose syntax is easi

I figure the preference in syntax is a trade-off between how hard it is to learn and how hard it is to read day-to-day. More regular and verbose syntax is easier to learn, but requires more actual reading when you use it. More concise but complex syntax takes longer to internalize, but then you can see more at a glance, so it lets you do more visual pattern matching and puts less strain on working memory.