Even if you aren't in doubt, consider the mental welfare of the person who has to maintain the code after you, and who will probably put parens in the wrong place.
Larry WallDown that path lies madness. On the other hand, the road to hell is paved with melting snowballs.
Larry WallI'm just paid to do whatever I want to do. Some of the time it's development, and some of the time it's just goofing off.
Larry WallThe random quantum fluctuations of my brain are historical accidents that happen to have decided that the concepts of dynamic scoping and lexical scoping are orthogonal and should remain that way.
Larry Wall