>>> (+ 1 i) or ((lambda (x) (* x x)) 3)
>>
>> I'm having trouble seeing which thing a given subexpression is the 
>> argument to. To do that, you have to count brackets. It's not 
>> impossible, just not very easy.
> 
> Lispers just forget the parentheses and look at the indented code. 
> Parentheses are only important for macros and structured editing.

Well, if you already know how many parameters each function takes, that 
could work. It still doesn't help when multiple parameterisations are 
valid though...

(Also, the example you mosted has some fairly unhelpful indentation in it.)

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