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Damn mainframe people flaunting their 16 colors like they're a peacock or something. Shit. We only had one color (and one absence of a color) and that was goo
by ksherlock 1y ago
Damn mainframe people flaunting their 16 colors like they're a peacock or something. Shit. We only had one color (and one absence of a color) and that was good enough.
- Cthulhu_ 1y ago16 colors is juvenile. When I was a child, I was taught arithmetic using colored rods. I grew up and today I use monochromatic screens. (paraphrased: https://groups.google.com/g/golang-nuts/c/hJHCAaiL0so/m/kG3BHV6QFfIJ https://groups.google.com/g/golang-nuts/c/hJHCAaiL0so/m/kG3B...)
- coryrc 1y agoOT: Do you know if was he being serious, joking, or "haha only serious" in the linked message?
- wavemode 1y agoMost of the comments by everyone in that thread are sarcastic, and the tone of the thread is lighthearted. Pike genuinely doesn't seem to care for syntax highlighting, though understands that his is a minority opinion.
- woodrowbarlow 1y agoi think that's at least mostly serious. he's not a fan of syntax highlighting. https://ctrl-c.us/posts/highlight https://ctrl-c.us/posts/highlight