[jccc]

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]

Idk - 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]

If 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.