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Developers struggle to see and edit matching code brackets

Developers editing nested code report that matching brackets can be hard to follow when the partner is off-screen or the highlighting is unclear, and one describes mismatches as a daily distraction. Others want paired brackets to be easier to delete, including in plain text. Most requests are from VS Code issues in 2017–2020, so it is important to check what current editor features already cover before treating this as an unmet need.

For software developers editing nested code. Mentioned from Jan 2017 to Oct 2023 on GitHub and Hacker News.

9 different people described this problem in 5 separate discussions.

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Indie fit
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Pain
4.7/10
Frequency
8.3/10
Willingness to pay
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Momentum
5.0/10
Who pays
Professionals
Competition
High
Build difficulty
Medium

What people said

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  1. Braces matching the wrong brace is like a daily occurrence. It's such a tedious small thing that constantly hounds me whenever I'm writing code
  2. They also have essentially peeking for brackets when they're not on screen so you can see what they belong to. I used to comment what ending brackets belonged to, then I stopped due to the IDE, now I'm feeling lost again w/o it
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