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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
by jccc 9mo ago
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.
- tekne 9mo agoIdk - I really think this is a different brain thing. 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
- jccc 9mo agoIf people like Rob Pike and Linus Torvalds are on the opposite end of that spectrum, you might be interested in why that is. 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.