[_thisdot]

I have this turned on in my code editors and Obsidian. The main advantage is reducing the cognitive load. You don’t have to double-check whether you remembered to close your string, bracket, or parenthesis — it’s just there.

[elric]

The cognitive load of typing two quotes? Golly. That term is starting to take on "whatever" meaning, apparently.

[_thisdot]

The cognitive load of keeping track of all the open delimiters.

In my perceived experience, every time a delimiter is opened, it automatically closes, allowing you to move away from it without thinking.

Even in places where this is not available (Slack, comment boxes, etc.), I close the delimiter as soon as I open it

[Cthulhu_]

You don't have to anyway, a syntax error will show up on your screen pretty much immediately.

[_thisdot]

Which I'd like to avoid as early as possible