It's a strange take that a possibility to write unformatted code means syntax sucks.

I've read other articles and there is other weird stuff. Like Java has perfect syntax because on one line you could do so less. In the mean time modern "functional" (or "monadic") style java is a chained mess with ridiculously long lines.

> In the mean time modern "functional" (or "monadic") style java is a chained mess with ridiculously long lines.

I have seen many devs that prefer the Java imperative style over more functional chained style. Could be an outcome of leetcode style interviews or that most CS programs start with C/python/Java style languages but it's not uncommon to see that preference especially among junior devs