I think like you Mhupp I use Notepad ++ now so for simple code easy to check, if its hundreds of lines I resort to my 1980's check brackets lisp, handy when debugging someone else's code.
For a bit of nostalgia
; By Alan H
; circa 1980's
(defun c:chkbrk (/ opf bkt chekdfile rdctl wkfile currentln wln ltr ncln)
(setvar "cmdecho" 0)
(prompt "\nlook at end of line")
;(setq chekdfile (getstring "enter name of file :"))
(SETQ chekdfile (getfiled "Enter file name:" " " "LSP" 4))
(setq opf (open chekdfile "r"))
(setq bkt 0)
(setq blkl 0)
(setq rdctl 1)
(setq wkfile (open "c:\temp\wow.lsp" "w")) ; change out directory to suit
(setq currentln "a")
(while (/= blkl 6)
(setq currentln (read-line opf))
(if (= currentln nil)(setq currentln ""))
(if (= currentln "")(setq blkl (+ 1 blkl))(setq blkl 1))
(setq wln currentln)
(while (/= wln "")
(setq ltr (substr wln 1 1))
(setq wln (substr wln 2))
(cond ((= (ascii ltr) 34) (if (= rdctl 0)(setq rdctl 1)(setq rdctl 0)))
((and (= ltr "(")(= rdctl 1))(setq bkt (+ bkt 1)))
((and (= ltr ")")(= rdctl 1))(setq bkt (- bkt 1)))
((and (= ltr ";")(= rdctl 1))(setq wln ""))
;(t (prompt ltr))
)
)
(setq ncln (strcat currentln ";" (itoa bkt)
(princ (itoa bkt))
(if (= rdctl 0) "string open" "")))
(if (/= currentln "")(write-line ncln wkfile))
)
(close wkfile)
(close opf)
(prompt (strcat "open brakets= " (itoa bkt) "."))
)
(command "chkbrk")
(princ)