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0 pointspiskov2mo ago0 comments

> because syntax coloration "pops" so much more strongly than is possible with a light theme.

That’s why I mentioned alabaster: the only thing it highlights is comments and constants.

Nowadays I can’t stand “normal” themes even for a minute: they are like blinking Christmas lights for me, too much distraction.

Imaging reading the book where each word has different colors for nouns, verbs, what have you — nuts! :-)

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cosmic_cheese2mo ago

Feels like a difference in mental structures. Without robust syntax coloring, parsing code is considerably more difficult for me. In more human terms it feels kind of like trying to communicate without being able to use adjectives or something.

piskovOP2mo ago

It took a couple of days 10+ years ago to see what the fuss is about (I was an avid “christmas-lighter” before), and I never came back.

Also check this: https://tonsky.me/blog/syntax-highlighting/

D-Machine2mo ago

This is a pretty awful post, the problem is his example uses a horrible syntax highlighting scheme that makes use of far too few colours and no other text decorations.

In a competent highlighting scheme, you have enough differentiation that every distinct type of thing indeed has a different way it pops.

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yencabulator2mo ago

> they are like blinking Christmas lights for me, too much distraction.

The older expression that'll find you some similarly-thinking individuals is "angry fruit salad".

robocat2mo ago

Imagine some words, or even sentences, beginning with SHOUTING. Initial caps are nuts too -- B Dark.

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