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 WallMany computer scientists have fallen into the trap of trying to define languages like George Orwell's Newspeak, in which it is impossible to think bad thoughts. What they end up doing is killing the creativity of programming.
Larry WallThe problem with using C++ ... is that there's already a strong tendency in the language to require you to know everything before you can do anything.
Larry Wall