On 8/18/10 1:32 PM, Brian Goslinga wrote: > Putting them on separate lines put the focus on the wrong element of > the code. You do not want to be focusing on the parentheses, you want > to be focusing on the structure of the code. The idiomatic lisp > formatting style uses indentation to reveal the large scale structure > of the code, and so the parentheses can be neatly tucked away. With a > little experience, the parentheses will start to fade from view. > > Additionally, putting them on separate lines waste vertical space, and > you should be using an editor that supports paren matching so you > don't need to count them. >
Generally, when I am working on a function, I will put the closing parens anywhere with a ton of whitespace all around. Once I'm done with the function, I make sure to delete all of the excess breaks so that it's a nice neat block of code. Using paredit in emacs makes it really easy to handle the closing parens. I'm sure there are other good tools for the other editors.
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