questions from using lint

[Frank Adams]

In article <6716 at utzoo.UUCP> henry at utzoo.UUCP writes:
>More seriously, any grouping-by-indenting scheme should be studied carefully
>for ways in which minor typos could seriously alter the meaning of the
>program in non-obvious ways.

I agree, but: why should this be done for grouping by indentation, when it
isn't done for any other language features?  (When was the last time you
wrote "=" instead of "=="?)

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