> For better or worse, parenthesis aren't that bad with the proper IDE tooling.

Hell, even without [0], you can at least count the parenthesis by hand in a pinch. I remember seeing lots of crazy-awesome stuff done in AutoLisp by 'non-programmers', versus 'structure as spacing' in Python which really sucks if the Editor was designed to use the system default (probably non-monospaced, cause other products in the industry had dialogs that broke if you switched to a monospaced) font. [1]

[0] - but real talk parenthesis matching in an editor is a lifesaver

[1] - oooooold version of a very popular GIS product.