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I have this turned on in my code editors and Obsidian. The main advantage is reducing the cognitive load. You don’t have to double-check whether you remembered
by _thisdot 1y ago
I have this turned on in my code editors and Obsidian. The main advantage is reducing the cognitive load. You don’t have to double-check whether you remembered to close your string, bracket, or parenthesis — it’s just there.
- elric 1y agoThe cognitive load of typing two quotes? Golly. That term is starting to take on "whatever" meaning, apparently.
- _thisdot 1y agoThe cognitive load of keeping track of all the open delimiters. In my perceived experience, every time a delimiter is opened, it automatically closes, allowing you to move away from it without thinking. Even in places where this is not available (Slack, comment boxes, etc.), I close the delimiter as soon as I open it
- Cthulhu_ 1y agoYou don't have to anyway, a syntax error will show up on your screen pretty much immediately.
- _thisdot 1y agoWhich I'd like to avoid as early as possible