Good example. I sometimes teach programming to grad students who have no previous experience. When they first encounter syntax highlighting, they are impressed

Good example. I sometimes teach programming to grad students who have no previous experience. When they first encounter syntax highlighting, they are impressed with how pretty it makes things look. However, it becomes apparent that it's more of a distraction than anything else, so I encourage them to leave highlighting turned off. Oh, except for matching bracket highlighting. That is genuinely helpful.