Parinfer
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
0warn against
Jun 2, 2026first mention
Aug 13, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Paredit / Parinfer ruined other languages for me.”
“I use Parinfer, which allows me to edit Janet as if it was an indentation-based language.”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
Threads where it came up
- Why vibe code in Common Lisp? 1 mention
- My thoughts after using Clojure for about a month 1 mention
- Why Janet? 1 mention
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All comments 3
In the Clojure world, there is a small utility that is pretty popular called clj_paren_repair (part of clojure-mcp-light: https://github.com/bhauman/clojure-mcp-light/blob/main/src/clojure_mcp_light/paren_repair.clj) that uses parinfer’s indentation algorithm to help repair out of whack Lisp parens (and brackets and braces for Clojure). It’s easy to expose this as a skill or tool. I had Pi create me a tool in 60 seco
“Paredit / Parinfer ruined other languages for me.”
“I use Parinfer, which allows me to edit Janet as if it was an indentation-based language.”