Comment by iLemming

I never said s-expressions have no downsides, I merely tried to explain why I think people hate them. They do have downsides - diffing and merging and complex macros are good examples - but calling Lisp code outright "unreadable" is equally disingenuous. There are trade-offs, but they are not without benefits, and often the benefits do outweigh the cons. It's just sad that people choose to completely ignore them simply because they have visceral reaction to the unfamiliar visual structure.