I’ve tried in the past to explain/promote/defend my syntax-coloring-free serenity, but I wish I’d thought of this:
> Syntax is not the most challenging part of programming.
It seems like unless you’re learning the language it’s mainly a distraction.
> Syntax is not the most challenging part of programming.
It seems like unless you’re learning the language it’s mainly a distraction.
I have synesthesia and so get syntax highlighting for free.
I like my highlighting to give me "synesthesia bootstrap speedup"; on the contrary it annoys me when it clashes.
It's an extreme case, but I presume as with most things there's a spectrum
I strongly suspect the older and more experienced a developer is, the more likely they are to code without syntax coloring, including large numbers who previously didn’t.