> I've also heard people say reading Lisp functions, inside out, ensconced (heya) in their parentheses, is somehow more comprehensible than sequential C style,

> I've also heard people say reading Lisp functions, inside out, ensconced (heya) in their parentheses, is somehow more comprehensible than sequential C style, but this state of enlightenment thus far eludes me. I can only speak for myself, but I definitely reason about code outside in rather than inside out. Based on my years tutoring university students in various programming languages throughout their courses, I suspect some of this is personal preference that's set before one starts programming. Some people who start with C-style languages find Lisp-style languages more intuitive, while some people who start with Lisp-style languages breathe a sigh of relief when they discover C-style languages. I haven't found any predictor of this ahead of time – as far as I can tell it's just something one discovers as one tries different languages.