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Having spent time with languages that use c syntax and ones with whitespace based syntax, I much prefer the latter. I think c syntax is seen as plus not because it is better, but because it is familiar to more people. See also ReasonML

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Just for a dissenting opinion, I use both types of scope syntax on a regular basis and prefer the Algol-ish one. I personally find it easier to reason about where code blocks begin/end when they're explicitly marked. Makes moving code around easier, too.

Note that most of my problems could be fixed with enough tooling/editor plugins/IDE magic, I just don't use them.

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