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cosmic_cheeseyesterday at 11:44 PM1 replyview on HN

Feels like a difference in mental structures. Without robust syntax coloring, parsing code is considerably more difficult for me. In more human terms it feels kind of like trying to communicate without being able to use adjectives or something.


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piskovyesterday at 11:51 PM

It took a couple of days 10+ years ago to see what the fuss is about (I was an avid “christmas-lighter” before), and I never came back.

Also check this: https://tonsky.me/blog/syntax-highlighting/

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