Ask HN: Would programming be easier if we had more types of brackets?

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Honestly, I'd prefer less brackets or none. Just like natural language: Punctuation is enough to define contexts. The compiler/interpreter could point at ambiguous parts.
I prefer less brackets for sure. Programming will be worse if we have more types of brackets. Less is more.