C editor

I started reading K&R.

Until now, I've been using nano to code. However, I heard there are more efficient editors.

I wanted something that would tell me if there is a missing } ,for example, before I try to compile.

Another thing I seem to always do is to type things as following:

printf
printf()
printf("")
printf("\n")
printf("hello, world\n")

Basically, I go from the general to the specific. Is there any editor who automates this process?

>>1
This can be done in Haskell

...

Just kidding, every knows Haskell is only good for fibs.

>>40

How can I improve myself?
And even though doing this "from general to particular" thing may be slow, it's much more intuitive for me. When thinking before coding is how the functions form in my head. And I also believe it makes it much harder to miss any ) or }

>>38

emacs with paredit
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