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> Remember - the lighter the color, the older the code. I really think it should be the opposite. Recent code should be clearly visible and older code should p
by coffeemug 12y ago
> Remember - the lighter the color, the older the code.
I really think it should be the opposite. Recent code should be clearly visible and older code should progressively interpolate into black. The current setup is extremely unintuitive for me.
- ephemeralgomi 12y agoLuckily you're a programmer, and can easily change a python script!
- samuirai 12y agoThat it's so interesting. A lot of people said that to me. But to me it felt more natural to highlight old code. Probably because I had this bias in the back of my mind that old code could be bad code.
- pjmorris 12y agoIn my experience, it's often the new/changed code that is the most interesting. It's often the code that is causing some unexpected bug. 'No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. Otherwise, the new patch pulls away from the old cloth, and a worse tear is made'
- hello_there 12y agoPhysical things often become darker with age due to dirt or corrosion. Examples are wood and metal, or an old vs. a new wall painted in the same color. They all become darker over time. Therefore I think it't more intuitive to think of darker things as older.
- marcosdumay 12y agoYou are ignoring survivor bias. Old code is mostly good code. It's new code that has varying quality.