I can't stand it anymore. I honestly don't understand why some developers (particularly those coming from the C world) continue to vertically line up else underneath if

Nobody would ever write *

switch (expression) {
   case true:
      DoSomething;
      break;

case false:
   DoSomethingElse; 
   break;
}

So write

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Symmetry is good. Any scientist worth his or her salt will tell you that there are many clues and insights to be found by looking for symmetry.

And yet, when it comes to writing code, most developers are either not paying any attention, don't care, or (if I may be optimistic) haven't thought about the benefits of leveraging symmetry as a driver for good coding style.

Of course, there is plenty of debate about what constitutes good coding style. Unfortunately, it's my sense that most people don't really think too much about the issue and simply adopt  whatever style to which they have previously been exposed. That's why we end up with the bizarre asymetrical style inherited from the C world, i.e,

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