"Will it make me type faster and think faster?" No, but syntax highlighting greatly enhances code readability and your brains ability to recognize what types o

"Will it make me type faster and think faster?" No, but syntax highlighting greatly enhances code readability and your brains ability to recognize what types of objects or properties or functions are being represented in code. Associating the color blue with a variable declaration, for example, is just there as a visual cue or shortcut for your brain. I understand your point that it can be done perfectly fine with notepad, but let's not pretend that these visual cues don't give your brain a jump-start.