[dsr_]

How is it that I have managed to use vim since, err, 1993 or so, without changing all my colors to ten different schemes? Oh, right. Many of the terminals I've used vim on didn't have any colors (other than bright green vs dim green, or the same in amber or phosphor-white).

I will admit that syntax coloring is nice, but more for the checking it provides than anything else. In a column of keyword=value, it's nice to spot the missspelled keyword instantly.

[pooriaazimi]

I'm sorry, but what's the point? I'm not meaning to be rude, but I really don't like comments like this one. Yes, some people like you have to work on machines that they have no admin power, or have ancient terminals, but it's 2012. A lot of us on HN do have a say on what runs on our machines (be it our own laptops, or our own servers) and most if not all of them are running OSes no older than a couple years and thankfully all of them have color terminals.

I know you didn't mean to sound like an old-timer dismissing how "kids these days" do things that don't feel your super-nerdy needs, but sadly that's how your comment sounded (to me), so I thought I share my feelings with you. No offense!

[DrinkWater]

i couldn't agree more! we (programmers, devs, hackers, etc.) tend to be very esoteric when it comes to minor details like this.