@js, other people think that clean code is when the brackets line up. They're not wrong. Neither are you. Personally, I really don't even have a preference. Whatever convention that seems to be present is the right one, for me. I'd rather just create something than be bothered by nonsense like that. I do like the term "egyptian brackets" though.

@js, "I fix other people's code into "egyptian" before handing it back to them because the other variants piss me off." - You must be a great guy to work with, with you knowing what clean code looks like and what looks stupid and everything.

@Gordon Down Under, I never knew that was the reason for the choice, thank you. Some language's compilers won't let you either way, thankfully.