NO. Sorry but you're doing it wrong. Relying on the editor to highlight parentheses is a highly inefficient and error-prone way to work. It's distracting, it wastes mental cycles and inhibits flow.
The correct way is to configure emacs so that when you press a certain key (in my case, right shift because I configured my keyboard so I can activate left shift with my thumb), emacs inserts "()" and puts the cursor in the parentheses. No need to remember or count closing parentheses this way.
No, sorry you are doing it "wrong!" :) I also use the insert () technique. I basically use whichever technique is optimal in context. Please note that your assertions about flow and distractions are highly subjective.
The correct way is to configure emacs so that when you press a certain key (in my case, right shift because I configured my keyboard so I can activate left shift with my thumb), emacs inserts "()" and puts the cursor in the parentheses. No need to remember or count closing parentheses this way.
No, sorry you are doing it "wrong!" :) I also use the insert () technique. I basically use whichever technique is optimal in context. Please note that your assertions about flow and distractions are highly subjective.
http://www.cyberbore.com/puzzle/klok.html
Incidentally, I no longer use emacs, and I don't write Lisp.