[1337p337]

At the risk of getting downvoted myself, I wonder why all of your comments are getting downvoted. Is it such a terrible opinion that it doesn't even belong on HN? A lot of people turn off syntax highlighting. It can be legitimately distracting, and it messes up tooling.

[morebetterer]

I was asked a question and provided an answer. So I don't care for syntax highlighting or colors in my editor and command line - big deal. I am not imposing my view on others.

When working with a command line one wants npm or any command to run as quickly as possible. Any graphics that slow operation of the command should be an opt-in, not an opt-out.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but some people prefer to suppress others' opinion.

[dang]

Making vehement categorical statements about matters of taste is an old flamewar thing on programming message boards. I'm guessing the downvoters don't want that trope on HN. If so, I have to agree with them, because such discussion is basically never substantive.