There are tools, particularly packages in Emacs, but also for VS Code and other IDEs, that make navigating nested s-expressions a breeze. And other tools for ba

There are tools, particularly packages in Emacs, but also for VS Code and other IDEs, that make navigating nested s-expressions a breeze. And other tools for balancing parens automatically, and for syntax highlighting. You can just dim them if they are too visually jarring.