Infix vs Prefix Notation - Which do you prefer?

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Published on 2010-12-14T16:54:11Z Indexed on 2011/11/24 10:20 UTC
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I have been learning Clojure and looking at Scheme and CL which introduced me to the world of prefix notation. At first I didn't like it but it is still starting to grow on me. To be honest though, there are still long calculations that are difficult for me to understand but I think that is an issue of me needing more exposure/practice and I'll get it.

But that leads me to the question: Which type of notation do you prefer and why?

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