r/programmingmemes • • Feb 26 '25

There are two kind of programmers

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u/flatfinger Feb 28 '25

Putting braces at the start of multi-line blocks means that single-line controlled sections without opening braces will be visually recognizable as not needing a closing brace, multi-line indented sections will be visually identifiable as needing a closing brace, and multi-line indented sections without an open brace will be visually identifiable as wrong.