It's definitely weird in this day and age, but in the Go code examples... I don't miss it.
Paraphrasing, but if you need syntax highlighting to comprehend code, maybe your code is too complicated.
Paraphrasing, but if you need syntax highlighting to comprehend code, maybe your code is too complicated.
Not choosing to use syntax highlighting is just wrong on every level. It has exactly zero drawbacks.
But this is completely relevant to the person reading. It may be for you easier with highlighting but someone else it may not be
Syntax highlighting studies usually don't report on whether some subjects perform worse with syntax highlighting - usually only that they as a group perform better. But even with that evidence, it should be obvious that syntax highlighting should be either on for everyone, or on initially and off as an option for the rare individual.
on a more serious note: somehow nature choose to let us see colors, and this sense has been immensely useful to our existence and pleasure. maybe go could learn a thing or two from nature?