> Using a dark colour scheme to write code requires more eye processing power than using a light colour scheme. Sure the difference seems negligible, it's only

> Using a dark colour scheme to write code requires more eye processing power than using a light colour scheme. Sure the difference seems negligible, it's only a few milliseconds. Actually, it's a few milliseconds every time you "rescan" your screen; that's between 10 or 50 times a second, depending on what research you want to believe. Why is it assumed that this delay is a bad thing or necessarily increases cognitive load? It seems to me like it could just as easily be a positive. Reading faster doesn't indicate higher reading comprehension. There's a substantial amount of cognitive load in reading "flat" text and constructing the whatever structured representation exists in one's mind. Slightly delayed reading speed could help rather than hinder comprehension and higher-level semantic processing.