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@SnowyRedstone
Жыл бұрын
I always use light theme because it looks cleaner(dont get me wrong dark theme can get clean but I've been using light for my entire life and on everything except discord bc ngl discord light looks a bit ugly)
@Cynderace Жыл бұрын
Warning: very unoriginal joke ahead Programmers like dark mode because light attracts bugs
@starpixel3998
Жыл бұрын
nice joke even if it wasnt original, first time i'm hearing about it
@wassup102
Жыл бұрын
@@starpixel3998 haha same, cheers.
@drrenwtfrick
Жыл бұрын
Heh
@legendaryunicrest7326
Жыл бұрын
Recursive Authenticity
@zhulikkulik
Жыл бұрын
XD never heard that one before Nice!
@RetroAnt3 Жыл бұрын
i love how darkmode kinda just got the standard. Its just so much easier to look at. Especially when feeling tired or just after you woke up. But then when you open any window that isnt darkmode by default, its like looking directly into the sun and you can feel your eyes literally burning
@enterguavastuff
Жыл бұрын
g r a y theme
@obedpadilla5264
Жыл бұрын
@Happy Hippie Hose I don't know why I read that as System.out.println() haha
@p0358
Жыл бұрын
No it's not. When you have astigmatism it can be almost impossible to look at dark themes...
@diogogf9754
Жыл бұрын
@@p0358 I have astigmatism and never had problems with dark theme (and use it everywhere)
@TheRealStockMarkets
10 ай бұрын
Ying and yang theme
@Waspeil Жыл бұрын
Lets be honest here. If you don't use dark mode you want your eyes to burn in hell.
@osvaldo701
Жыл бұрын
To be fair, most programmers will burn in hell anyways
@avithedev
Жыл бұрын
@@osvaldo701 why?
@Periwinkleaccount
Жыл бұрын
I just watched your super weird bad apple video. The chances…
@blackfiremusplays7053
Жыл бұрын
As a light mode user yes
@neonwolf07
Жыл бұрын
@@avithedev coz that osvaldo is a weirdo
@esparda0711 ай бұрын
As a 30+ year old programmer I can confirm that this is true for me at least. I find it way easier to focus on dark font on light background.
@Inf4mousKidGames
7 ай бұрын
My beginner c++ professor in college
@myonlylovejesus887
6 ай бұрын
@@Inf4mousKidGamesyeah. codes in turbo c.
@shlok975
5 ай бұрын
heresy!
@lmnts556
2 ай бұрын
Nice story bro, dark theme is better. You don't program.
@allesarfint Жыл бұрын
I have been trying to find a good light theme, not so white with readable colors, but everything I find is either a blinding mess with an awful font contrast, or a dimmed background with barely visible letters.
@rubenheck3r
Жыл бұрын
You could try to make your own theme
@_brillz
Жыл бұрын
Try stylta material light. It's the one I'm using now
@godnyx117
Жыл бұрын
Solarized?
@A_Peachy
Жыл бұрын
Catppuccin
@chirilovnarcis9140
Жыл бұрын
Github light
@rudralaheri1092 Жыл бұрын
"and with that being said i prefer dark mode"- that cracked me up so much XD
@Wonders_of_Reality9 ай бұрын
Dear developers, just give us a choice. There are many programs like After Effects or Mudbox that have gone forever black. I had to quit working with visual effects because my eyes can’t handle dark mode. While my fellow animator wants a text editor with a black theme. Give us a choice, please!
@Psoewish Жыл бұрын
The big thing for me is that I have an oversensitivity to light and having light modes actively hurts me and I have to stop doing whatever I'm doing after just an hour or so. Dark mode may allow me to "focus less" but I'll take 8 hours of 60% focus over a single hour of 100% focus lol
@fr3ak1shh
8 ай бұрын
Try turning the contrast on your monitor down and see if that helps with light theme.
@AK-vx4dy Жыл бұрын
Nice story twist at the end :D
@And1997Ruz2 ай бұрын
Such a good video Personally, I follow the advice you gave with that picture, about matching the surroundings So, during the day, I use light mode, and then switch it to dark at the evening
@sschannel4550 Жыл бұрын
I'm light mode all the way.. I never code in the dark since I have 15m of rgb strip in my room that is always set to some orange yellowish tones so light mode just feels more positive and I enjoy coding more.. When open the code in dark mode it feels sad end depressing ngl xd But here me out now - I have never told anybody Oh WhY DonT u UsE LigHt MoDe iTs bEtTer Etc.. SO IF YOU SEE ME CODING IN LIGHT MODE JUST DON'T SAY A THING XD
@ilayb8 ай бұрын
I liked the end of the video where you say that dark mode is what that you use!
@heyneupkishor Жыл бұрын
I must say that I don't really like to keep the charger always connected to the device. And that is all I love about the dark mode. One more thing is that I prefer the AOD (Always on Display) on the phones and which are on Dark Mode, so to match that with the whole phone I turn on the dark mode on phone and then on copy the same on the phone to make that seem like it is all connected. I don't know if it's only me or other people too. But I don't have the AOD on for now so, I have light mode everywhere and it must be said that I love it more than the dark mode.
@NoctisProditor Жыл бұрын
Hi, former coder with dyslexia and OCD is here, I asked my friend whos currently in a psychology college about that and based on my own experience I can say that: Focusing is very hard for me, especially when I read, I can't focus on a light surface, it feels like the letters are getting mixed together, words doesn't make sense, I can't see the differences between one line and another, all letters look the same, and like, its irritating which also adds additional panic for me, I can't read even simple pages like that. Dark mode on the other hand is something I use all the time (including coding). When I'm researching something, if the web-page is white, I'm just enabling Opera's dark mode feature which allows me to read. So, if you have this mix of disorders (cuz I don't think it works with stuff like ADHD or something??? I guess it's only if you have anxiety issues or shit?), this study is false for you.
@Markandpreston
Жыл бұрын
Look at the end 😂
@AlmondAxis987
Жыл бұрын
Bro wrote history in the comments (Just a joke, I am really sorry for what you have to face)
@SamJNE122
9 ай бұрын
I think that it's more likely that the study found that there was a general trend towards proofreading being better with light modes, rather than it being better for any specific person (although I'm just guessing here, as I haven't read the study).
@Dependent_Drop_1234
5 ай бұрын
I have some mental issues too + very poor rest and it's hard for me to focus too. But for me, it's opposite that focusing on dark mode is much harder, and my eyes feel much more tired too when using dark mode. Sometimes I found that I couldn't read and remember anything on dark mode and my mind kept being blank.
@alainw33 ай бұрын
Bro! You’re crazy ! You argue a lot for the light mode, but at the end you admit that … you prefer dark mode!
@AliceErishech9 ай бұрын
Light mode + something like f.lux that offsets eye strain from blue light with a warmer color profile + having your monitor calibrated to match the ambient light level wherever your computer is would be the best choice if you're aiming for less eyestrain. I've been doing that for years now and it's really helped eyestrain.
@steftrando
4 ай бұрын
You realize all of that is pseudoscience
@AquaQuokka Жыл бұрын
The bit at the end killed me 😂
@iscander_s3 ай бұрын
People who say that "light mode hurts their eyes" 1) Have you considered reducing your monitor brightness? 2) Have you considered using not shit monitors with proper color accuracy?
@Sleepyfye Жыл бұрын
Oh if this aint a whole video of truths LMAOOOOOOOOOOO🤣🤣🤣🤣 update : I think I am going to try an light mode theme for a week and a dark mode theme for a week and see if I am any more proficient
@medvezhuvka Жыл бұрын
If you want to get a reaction from other programmers - use pink theme
@ronaldbmaghilum11 ай бұрын
I've been coding for about 8 years, and I'm always in light mode. In my experience I can't focus if I put my IDE in dark mode.
@lanchanoinguyen2914
11 ай бұрын
Black color can't combine with all types of color but white background.And dark screen cause your eyes pupils to open widely but other text parts are still bright which cause the eyes stress.I always use light mode,but i also prefer black background with green color because green is a great wavelenght.
@roccociccone5978 ай бұрын
Use what you're comfortable in, but I have to admit that I can't use anything in light mode, my eyes just melt.
@KablammoManYT Жыл бұрын
He says that if you use light mode, you'll get a reaction from other programmers. What he doesn't say is that reaction will be extremely negative. Never use light mode, unless you want to kill your eyes, that is.
@Terandium
Жыл бұрын
the stock footage he used gave all the context u needed to draw that conclusion, before committing the white theme sin
@nichohells3 ай бұрын
Dark mode makes me lazy, Idk if it's just a personal thing, but in lightmode I feel more productive and willing to do more work. Also I started with lightmode anyway, so I will just stick with the good old Gruvbox light.
@haiz-fj4cr20 күн бұрын
i love light mode, it doesnt blur the text thus making it easier to read with suitable brightness
@mattiskardellАй бұрын
1:53 i actually usually dont go to stackoverflow even ONCE while working on a project
@TheEeveeModder Жыл бұрын
Ah, thanks this’ll work greatly with my mod (even though it was ALWAYS in light mode) I’ll keep that in mind for when I move to visual studio.
@apocalyptosoldier5527 Жыл бұрын
I get way fewer migraines now that I switched everything to dark mode. Not having migraines does a lot for productivity.
@madass8885 ай бұрын
If you get eye strain on light mode, then you probably have your display set too bright. Low brightness and light mode is best imo.
@Pixaurora6 ай бұрын
"If you want to get a reaction out of other programmers, use light theme." Dang, that reminds me of the countless times I've been judged for using light theme to code
@VinceOmega Жыл бұрын
ight, meet me outside son. We fightin'.
@norude Жыл бұрын
There were studies that if test text is written in hard-to-read font student perform better. So dark-mode is better for brain working
@cicartaya8 ай бұрын
😂 The title of this video alone deserves a like. I don't even have to watch it to know I like it... I'm still gonna watch it though lol EDIT: the ending got me 💀
@AK-vx4dy Жыл бұрын
Dark on light is ood for reflected light aka paper, in light mode dark letters occupy few perecent so you are starring at light source directly. In my personal case i have a some lens deffects and astigmatism and to much light worsens my vision and irritates me. I'm very very old (;)) so to adolescence i have only black&withe tv in my home. I spend fair amount of time in white mode (ZX Spectrum, ZX-81, PC(Delphi, Notepad etc.)), dark mode ( amber, green, monochrome PC, terminals), strange mode (withe on bluish C-64, white/yellow on blue Turbo Pascal) on TVs, CRTs and LCDs... And as blind programer says "I can't see the difference" ;) Seriously i shoud check now with current fonts this IMHO has more impact on eye strain than dark or light.
@TheSimoc
Жыл бұрын
Generaly agree, but about fonts, I think it is more about brain strain than eye strain (clarity of font affecting how much brain processing is consumed on comprehension). Even more than fonts, matters the UI design, which has as a general trend gone horrible since the era of Windows 7 and all its contemporary crap, and has only gotten worse to this year. Clutter, unintuitivity and unclarity of UI elements, loss of buttonizations, categorical styling, colorfulness, and other things improving the intuitional interpretation of elements, all subconsciously increase stress levels due to brain having to work harder on comprehension. I can clearly feel the difference when using "modern" software vs. "obsolete" software with more profesionally designed UIs.
@omegasmileyface2 ай бұрын
i wonder if theres any research like the study at the beginning of the video but for different groups of people? i certainly find myself reading faster and more easily comprehending with light text on a dark background, and ive heard similar things from friends with adhd and dyslexia. or maybe we're all just placebo'd to hell. who knows! :3
@Lurkingbird8 ай бұрын
I'm using white for java dark for python
@shahaffrsshahaffrs519010 ай бұрын
The research is talking about traditional printed text, black on white, like in books, which is totally different than the size, font and spacing of characters and words in any IDE, and for a good reason. In fact, by spacing and styling the code the way IDEs do, we are able to comprehend much faster the meaning of the code. But the spacing, font and styling, being very different from text in a book, are more suted to lightened text on a dark background, because otherwise, its much harder to read and understand the code, due to the font, styling and spacing of characters and words. Moreover, syntax highlighting uses bright colors more that dark colors, so this is another reason why dark mode is better. Not that you need any reason other than looking cool😂
@MuammarQadaffi
9 ай бұрын
Dark mode=coomer mode
@clarysshow3253 Жыл бұрын
True though not gonna lie but are we going to stay in the coding platform or we gonna surf github and reddit more ?
@laupetre Жыл бұрын
I have had a computer sine 94’ and there was no dark mode outside of DOS until way into the 2010s
@jamez63989 ай бұрын
I am perfectly happy being the only person who prefers light mode
@ismailfateen3170 Жыл бұрын
You convinced me.
@AnirudhMathur-qq9ch Жыл бұрын
I totally agree with what you said... in the last part. P. S. I subscribed too
@demonwolfies Жыл бұрын
Loved the vid. I could never give up dark mode xD
@TorreonTango Жыл бұрын
anyone that ever uses light mode has never pulled an all nighter because you forgot to write any code for your app due in the moring smh like responsible people are boring
@thatoneguy3727 Жыл бұрын
I like being able to see ngl
@JoseLucasdАй бұрын
i use light mode in literally everything. dark mode make my eyes hurt
@teknixstuff Жыл бұрын
I wish dark mode wasn't a thing in Windows lol, because it causes so many issues (namly if I use light mode all my tray icons turn black, which looks horid if your taskbar is aero, not w11's crazy default one, and if I use dark mode many things that I wish were light are dark, such as the scrollbar in the start menu, some but not all of the right-click context menus, and some but not all apps. Some apps use the App theme mode, which I've got set to light in Windows settings, while others use the Windows theme mode, which is set to dark otherwise the tray icons break.).
@06hetgurjarxa98 Жыл бұрын
Which IDE do you use?
@neonwolf07 Жыл бұрын
using light mode to code is like writing html without css
@cherry-553 ай бұрын
I found it writing code better in dark, but reading code better in light. And one more thing. Those, who prefer more higlighting colors, better use dark theme, because, different colors at once easier to distinguish on dark background. If you don't care about many different colors (just highlight strings, functions and keywords, like i do), then light theme is perfect. It's very hard to distinguish dark blue from light blue on light (also, you just can't read ligh blue on white background), but very easy (check vscode default theme) on dark theme.
@seige1356 Жыл бұрын
EVERYONE that know it exists prefers dark mode. Not just programmers.
@GK-we4co4 ай бұрын
Hmmm, I wonder if there is any other reason for pupil to be smaller when using light mode
@LiEnby10 ай бұрын
Personally i use the blue theme in visual studio.
@anaymakan698911 ай бұрын
Random but when my Snapchat is in light mode. I remember more of what I see compared to it being in dark mode
@revelmonger Жыл бұрын
Someone in my mobile app development class approached me today because they wanted to know what dark theme I was using on VS Code because it looked better than the one they where using.
@Rudxain
Жыл бұрын
Is it Monokai? Or Solarized Dark? My fav is Monokai. SD is decent I guess
@tixonochek
Жыл бұрын
@@Rudxain both suck and are default garbage
@giganooz
10 ай бұрын
@@Rudxain Monokai pro or just Monokai?
@Rudxain
10 ай бұрын
@@giganooz I haven't tried the pro version, yet 👀
@user-hy4up6ld7f Жыл бұрын
I usually just use the default and set the screen brightness to a minimum
@bohdan_la20 күн бұрын
How about grey mode?)
@WaylakeAnimations Жыл бұрын
wait, you guys change the theme depending on what time it is ?, i uses dark mode 24/7 (also while outside)
@fueledbycoffee583 Жыл бұрын
i use dark mode because i usually code for 8 Hours + straight and i have notice that the dark mode just ease my eye strain so much more. When i started programming i didnt know dark mode was a thing, so i just use light mode and my eyes would burn after a while
@Pantology_Enthusiast
Жыл бұрын
I just reduce the brightness on my monitor. Dark mode is harder for me to read unless it's in eye-gouging colours. If i use dark mode, I use Black background, Lime text, Green bold, white highlights, red prompts and alerts, cyan keywords, and magenta for errors.
@rufine4114 Жыл бұрын
sometimes when I find a tutorial of C (or any other programing language) and that guy who's supposed to be the teacher uses 'the light mode' then I try to find another video
@its640am Жыл бұрын
defo underrated
@smplxty Жыл бұрын
i like productivity but i like having my retinas more
@fantasypvp Жыл бұрын
1:59 how about an operating system? (written in rust) i use arch btw
@isahbala2540 Жыл бұрын
Wow this explains it all in a very entertaining way, I love the memes you used Arden, please where do you got them from 🤗 ?
@SepiaSapien Жыл бұрын
Agree 100%
@OmegaCat9999 Жыл бұрын
It blinds your eyes, I'm used to dark mode. And plus, I don't even know that much of StackOverflow
@Ok-_-719 Жыл бұрын
Ill try to use light mode to see how it’s making any difference from dark mode
@onceanonce Жыл бұрын
Just like people think random typing is called hacking, it looks like some people think programmers = no sleep. And they really need to change their perception. Programmers do not always have those days when they can't afford quality sleep. Problem solving is an important skill when it comes to programming. How are you going to solve any problem if your brain is not active? I can already see people typing "Coffee". But too much consumption can lead to anxiety, dehydration, headache and disturbance in sleep pattern. It is not about how long you have worked for on a certain project. What is more important is how much progress you have made on that project over the hours you spent. And going back to "programmers do not get enough sleep", dark mode is always helpful because when you do not get enough sleep, your vision becomes hyper sensitive to bright light. And dark mode helps a lot in such case. Thank you
@SolenopsisCampo Жыл бұрын
I always get a headache from using light theme and I find that is lose focus often unlike dark theme which looks sleeker and isnt annoying so yeah
@cookiecrumbzi Жыл бұрын
Can’t stay focussed if I get a headache after 10 mins of staring at my screen
@Dardasha_Studios Жыл бұрын
When dark mode was introduced...went for it quickly. I used to live the era of visual studio 2010 and there was no dark mode without moding it.
@legendaryunicrest7326
Жыл бұрын
You don't live now ??? 😂
@Dardasha_Studios
Жыл бұрын
@@legendaryunicrest7326 Dark mode is my life😂
@legendaryunicrest7326
Жыл бұрын
@@Dardasha_Studios 😂😂😂understood
@Black_hole55 ай бұрын
Ive adapted with light mode
@Aura42069 Жыл бұрын
I'm used to light themes as a whole, in any app i can, i use light mode. But when coding, just because syntax highlighting is awful with light colors, i use dark. I find pure black text on pure white background easier to read than light gray text on dark gray background I'm even using discord light mode, fight me.
@ignaciosanmartin21439 ай бұрын
i prefer a light theme because i think it looks cleaner and more professional :)
@KavyanshKhaitan Жыл бұрын
the video title is literally "Why Light Theme is Better for Coding", and @ the end, ardens literally says "and with that, i prefer dark mode"
@darksignal_dev8 ай бұрын
but it kills our eyes
@hevnet Жыл бұрын
average light mode fan VS average dark mode enjoyer
@octane1633 Жыл бұрын
Me who simply uses dark mode cause I think it looks nicer,not just for programming,but for everything
@theowillis6870 Жыл бұрын
I use dark mode. bc It describes the burning contempt at the world while im programming
@Rudxain Жыл бұрын
Me, who always has 0% brightness: "I see no difference" I only use dark theme when using an OLED display (for energy savings, and to reduce pixel wear), or when I'm in a pitch black room. Light theme helps me stay focused because the blue light gives me "energy"
@ModisticCoder Жыл бұрын
He has a point, light mode will give you reactions, Some very (opposite of good) reactions
@FloppyCat1990 Жыл бұрын
you use a light mode so you can code faster so you don't have to look at the screens as long
@JGHFunRun Жыл бұрын
"And with that being said I prefer to use dark mode" SO WHY THE HECK DID YOU DECIDE TO MAKE ME GO BLIND
@sykotes Жыл бұрын
but i dont want to be flashbanged everytime i open my text editor
@leolionross Жыл бұрын
i use dark theme because it is the default in most ides and im too lazy to change it
@l.massart9013 Жыл бұрын
Light mode gang
@mony7859 Жыл бұрын
Yes
@Juss_Chillin Жыл бұрын
Hahaha the last sentence XDDDD
@yolkyhorizon Жыл бұрын
It depends, if i had white monitors and stuff, light mode it is, but all my stuff is black
@gdplayer1035 Жыл бұрын
revamped title: "Why"
@pessimistic5579 Жыл бұрын
high contrast mode tho
@jackspencer82906 ай бұрын
One excellent light theme for VS Code is Daobeam, for just the reasons talked about here.
@Yvant2000 Жыл бұрын
It's easier to read black text over white background, but for colored text it's easier to read when the background is black
@igu64211 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤
@spriteman19259 ай бұрын
bro i literally cant read light mode
@bopiverse4235 Жыл бұрын
I don't agree with your opinion but I accept it
@trentwelch1116 Жыл бұрын
Someone make him the kid the meme with the mom with wine and say it won't effect the baby
@mastermati773 Жыл бұрын
I’m slightly colourblind. When I use bright themes I simply can’t see any difference between tokens.
@professor_josh Жыл бұрын
At least with dark mode I'll still be able to see after a coding session
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@SnowyRedstone
Жыл бұрын
I always use light theme because it looks cleaner(dont get me wrong dark theme can get clean but I've been using light for my entire life and on everything except discord bc ngl discord light looks a bit ugly)
Warning: very unoriginal joke ahead Programmers like dark mode because light attracts bugs
@starpixel3998
Жыл бұрын
nice joke even if it wasnt original, first time i'm hearing about it
@wassup102
Жыл бұрын
@@starpixel3998 haha same, cheers.
@drrenwtfrick
Жыл бұрын
Heh
@legendaryunicrest7326
Жыл бұрын
Recursive Authenticity
@zhulikkulik
Жыл бұрын
XD never heard that one before Nice!
i love how darkmode kinda just got the standard. Its just so much easier to look at. Especially when feeling tired or just after you woke up. But then when you open any window that isnt darkmode by default, its like looking directly into the sun and you can feel your eyes literally burning
@enterguavastuff
Жыл бұрын
g r a y theme
@obedpadilla5264
Жыл бұрын
@Happy Hippie Hose I don't know why I read that as System.out.println() haha
@p0358
Жыл бұрын
No it's not. When you have astigmatism it can be almost impossible to look at dark themes...
@diogogf9754
Жыл бұрын
@@p0358 I have astigmatism and never had problems with dark theme (and use it everywhere)
@TheRealStockMarkets
10 ай бұрын
Ying and yang theme
Lets be honest here. If you don't use dark mode you want your eyes to burn in hell.
@osvaldo701
Жыл бұрын
To be fair, most programmers will burn in hell anyways
@avithedev
Жыл бұрын
@@osvaldo701 why?
@Periwinkleaccount
Жыл бұрын
I just watched your super weird bad apple video. The chances…
@blackfiremusplays7053
Жыл бұрын
As a light mode user yes
@neonwolf07
Жыл бұрын
@@avithedev coz that osvaldo is a weirdo
As a 30+ year old programmer I can confirm that this is true for me at least. I find it way easier to focus on dark font on light background.
@Inf4mousKidGames
7 ай бұрын
My beginner c++ professor in college
@myonlylovejesus887
6 ай бұрын
@@Inf4mousKidGamesyeah. codes in turbo c.
@shlok975
5 ай бұрын
heresy!
@lmnts556
2 ай бұрын
Nice story bro, dark theme is better. You don't program.
I have been trying to find a good light theme, not so white with readable colors, but everything I find is either a blinding mess with an awful font contrast, or a dimmed background with barely visible letters.
@rubenheck3r
Жыл бұрын
You could try to make your own theme
@_brillz
Жыл бұрын
Try stylta material light. It's the one I'm using now
@godnyx117
Жыл бұрын
Solarized?
@A_Peachy
Жыл бұрын
Catppuccin
@chirilovnarcis9140
Жыл бұрын
Github light
"and with that being said i prefer dark mode"- that cracked me up so much XD
Dear developers, just give us a choice. There are many programs like After Effects or Mudbox that have gone forever black. I had to quit working with visual effects because my eyes can’t handle dark mode. While my fellow animator wants a text editor with a black theme. Give us a choice, please!
The big thing for me is that I have an oversensitivity to light and having light modes actively hurts me and I have to stop doing whatever I'm doing after just an hour or so. Dark mode may allow me to "focus less" but I'll take 8 hours of 60% focus over a single hour of 100% focus lol
@fr3ak1shh
8 ай бұрын
Try turning the contrast on your monitor down and see if that helps with light theme.
Nice story twist at the end :D
Such a good video Personally, I follow the advice you gave with that picture, about matching the surroundings So, during the day, I use light mode, and then switch it to dark at the evening
I'm light mode all the way.. I never code in the dark since I have 15m of rgb strip in my room that is always set to some orange yellowish tones so light mode just feels more positive and I enjoy coding more.. When open the code in dark mode it feels sad end depressing ngl xd But here me out now - I have never told anybody Oh WhY DonT u UsE LigHt MoDe iTs bEtTer Etc.. SO IF YOU SEE ME CODING IN LIGHT MODE JUST DON'T SAY A THING XD
I liked the end of the video where you say that dark mode is what that you use!
I must say that I don't really like to keep the charger always connected to the device. And that is all I love about the dark mode. One more thing is that I prefer the AOD (Always on Display) on the phones and which are on Dark Mode, so to match that with the whole phone I turn on the dark mode on phone and then on copy the same on the phone to make that seem like it is all connected. I don't know if it's only me or other people too. But I don't have the AOD on for now so, I have light mode everywhere and it must be said that I love it more than the dark mode.
Hi, former coder with dyslexia and OCD is here, I asked my friend whos currently in a psychology college about that and based on my own experience I can say that: Focusing is very hard for me, especially when I read, I can't focus on a light surface, it feels like the letters are getting mixed together, words doesn't make sense, I can't see the differences between one line and another, all letters look the same, and like, its irritating which also adds additional panic for me, I can't read even simple pages like that. Dark mode on the other hand is something I use all the time (including coding). When I'm researching something, if the web-page is white, I'm just enabling Opera's dark mode feature which allows me to read. So, if you have this mix of disorders (cuz I don't think it works with stuff like ADHD or something??? I guess it's only if you have anxiety issues or shit?), this study is false for you.
@Markandpreston
Жыл бұрын
Look at the end 😂
@AlmondAxis987
Жыл бұрын
Bro wrote history in the comments (Just a joke, I am really sorry for what you have to face)
@SamJNE122
9 ай бұрын
I think that it's more likely that the study found that there was a general trend towards proofreading being better with light modes, rather than it being better for any specific person (although I'm just guessing here, as I haven't read the study).
@Dependent_Drop_1234
5 ай бұрын
I have some mental issues too + very poor rest and it's hard for me to focus too. But for me, it's opposite that focusing on dark mode is much harder, and my eyes feel much more tired too when using dark mode. Sometimes I found that I couldn't read and remember anything on dark mode and my mind kept being blank.
Bro! You’re crazy ! You argue a lot for the light mode, but at the end you admit that … you prefer dark mode!
Light mode + something like f.lux that offsets eye strain from blue light with a warmer color profile + having your monitor calibrated to match the ambient light level wherever your computer is would be the best choice if you're aiming for less eyestrain. I've been doing that for years now and it's really helped eyestrain.
@steftrando
4 ай бұрын
You realize all of that is pseudoscience
The bit at the end killed me 😂
People who say that "light mode hurts their eyes" 1) Have you considered reducing your monitor brightness? 2) Have you considered using not shit monitors with proper color accuracy?
Oh if this aint a whole video of truths LMAOOOOOOOOOOO🤣🤣🤣🤣 update : I think I am going to try an light mode theme for a week and a dark mode theme for a week and see if I am any more proficient
If you want to get a reaction from other programmers - use pink theme
I've been coding for about 8 years, and I'm always in light mode. In my experience I can't focus if I put my IDE in dark mode.
@lanchanoinguyen2914
11 ай бұрын
Black color can't combine with all types of color but white background.And dark screen cause your eyes pupils to open widely but other text parts are still bright which cause the eyes stress.I always use light mode,but i also prefer black background with green color because green is a great wavelenght.
Use what you're comfortable in, but I have to admit that I can't use anything in light mode, my eyes just melt.
He says that if you use light mode, you'll get a reaction from other programmers. What he doesn't say is that reaction will be extremely negative. Never use light mode, unless you want to kill your eyes, that is.
@Terandium
Жыл бұрын
the stock footage he used gave all the context u needed to draw that conclusion, before committing the white theme sin
Dark mode makes me lazy, Idk if it's just a personal thing, but in lightmode I feel more productive and willing to do more work. Also I started with lightmode anyway, so I will just stick with the good old Gruvbox light.
i love light mode, it doesnt blur the text thus making it easier to read with suitable brightness
1:53 i actually usually dont go to stackoverflow even ONCE while working on a project
Ah, thanks this’ll work greatly with my mod (even though it was ALWAYS in light mode) I’ll keep that in mind for when I move to visual studio.
I get way fewer migraines now that I switched everything to dark mode. Not having migraines does a lot for productivity.
If you get eye strain on light mode, then you probably have your display set too bright. Low brightness and light mode is best imo.
"If you want to get a reaction out of other programmers, use light theme." Dang, that reminds me of the countless times I've been judged for using light theme to code
ight, meet me outside son. We fightin'.
There were studies that if test text is written in hard-to-read font student perform better. So dark-mode is better for brain working
😂 The title of this video alone deserves a like. I don't even have to watch it to know I like it... I'm still gonna watch it though lol EDIT: the ending got me 💀
Dark on light is ood for reflected light aka paper, in light mode dark letters occupy few perecent so you are starring at light source directly. In my personal case i have a some lens deffects and astigmatism and to much light worsens my vision and irritates me. I'm very very old (;)) so to adolescence i have only black&withe tv in my home. I spend fair amount of time in white mode (ZX Spectrum, ZX-81, PC(Delphi, Notepad etc.)), dark mode ( amber, green, monochrome PC, terminals), strange mode (withe on bluish C-64, white/yellow on blue Turbo Pascal) on TVs, CRTs and LCDs... And as blind programer says "I can't see the difference" ;) Seriously i shoud check now with current fonts this IMHO has more impact on eye strain than dark or light.
@TheSimoc
Жыл бұрын
Generaly agree, but about fonts, I think it is more about brain strain than eye strain (clarity of font affecting how much brain processing is consumed on comprehension). Even more than fonts, matters the UI design, which has as a general trend gone horrible since the era of Windows 7 and all its contemporary crap, and has only gotten worse to this year. Clutter, unintuitivity and unclarity of UI elements, loss of buttonizations, categorical styling, colorfulness, and other things improving the intuitional interpretation of elements, all subconsciously increase stress levels due to brain having to work harder on comprehension. I can clearly feel the difference when using "modern" software vs. "obsolete" software with more profesionally designed UIs.
i wonder if theres any research like the study at the beginning of the video but for different groups of people? i certainly find myself reading faster and more easily comprehending with light text on a dark background, and ive heard similar things from friends with adhd and dyslexia. or maybe we're all just placebo'd to hell. who knows! :3
I'm using white for java dark for python
The research is talking about traditional printed text, black on white, like in books, which is totally different than the size, font and spacing of characters and words in any IDE, and for a good reason. In fact, by spacing and styling the code the way IDEs do, we are able to comprehend much faster the meaning of the code. But the spacing, font and styling, being very different from text in a book, are more suted to lightened text on a dark background, because otherwise, its much harder to read and understand the code, due to the font, styling and spacing of characters and words. Moreover, syntax highlighting uses bright colors more that dark colors, so this is another reason why dark mode is better. Not that you need any reason other than looking cool😂
@MuammarQadaffi
9 ай бұрын
Dark mode=coomer mode
True though not gonna lie but are we going to stay in the coding platform or we gonna surf github and reddit more ?
I have had a computer sine 94’ and there was no dark mode outside of DOS until way into the 2010s
I am perfectly happy being the only person who prefers light mode
You convinced me.
I totally agree with what you said... in the last part. P. S. I subscribed too
Loved the vid. I could never give up dark mode xD
anyone that ever uses light mode has never pulled an all nighter because you forgot to write any code for your app due in the moring smh like responsible people are boring
I like being able to see ngl
i use light mode in literally everything. dark mode make my eyes hurt
I wish dark mode wasn't a thing in Windows lol, because it causes so many issues (namly if I use light mode all my tray icons turn black, which looks horid if your taskbar is aero, not w11's crazy default one, and if I use dark mode many things that I wish were light are dark, such as the scrollbar in the start menu, some but not all of the right-click context menus, and some but not all apps. Some apps use the App theme mode, which I've got set to light in Windows settings, while others use the Windows theme mode, which is set to dark otherwise the tray icons break.).
Which IDE do you use?
using light mode to code is like writing html without css
I found it writing code better in dark, but reading code better in light. And one more thing. Those, who prefer more higlighting colors, better use dark theme, because, different colors at once easier to distinguish on dark background. If you don't care about many different colors (just highlight strings, functions and keywords, like i do), then light theme is perfect. It's very hard to distinguish dark blue from light blue on light (also, you just can't read ligh blue on white background), but very easy (check vscode default theme) on dark theme.
EVERYONE that know it exists prefers dark mode. Not just programmers.
Hmmm, I wonder if there is any other reason for pupil to be smaller when using light mode
Personally i use the blue theme in visual studio.
Random but when my Snapchat is in light mode. I remember more of what I see compared to it being in dark mode
Someone in my mobile app development class approached me today because they wanted to know what dark theme I was using on VS Code because it looked better than the one they where using.
@Rudxain
Жыл бұрын
Is it Monokai? Or Solarized Dark? My fav is Monokai. SD is decent I guess
@tixonochek
Жыл бұрын
@@Rudxain both suck and are default garbage
@giganooz
10 ай бұрын
@@Rudxain Monokai pro or just Monokai?
@Rudxain
10 ай бұрын
@@giganooz I haven't tried the pro version, yet 👀
I usually just use the default and set the screen brightness to a minimum
How about grey mode?)
wait, you guys change the theme depending on what time it is ?, i uses dark mode 24/7 (also while outside)
i use dark mode because i usually code for 8 Hours + straight and i have notice that the dark mode just ease my eye strain so much more. When i started programming i didnt know dark mode was a thing, so i just use light mode and my eyes would burn after a while
@Pantology_Enthusiast
Жыл бұрын
I just reduce the brightness on my monitor. Dark mode is harder for me to read unless it's in eye-gouging colours. If i use dark mode, I use Black background, Lime text, Green bold, white highlights, red prompts and alerts, cyan keywords, and magenta for errors.
sometimes when I find a tutorial of C (or any other programing language) and that guy who's supposed to be the teacher uses 'the light mode' then I try to find another video
defo underrated
i like productivity but i like having my retinas more
1:59 how about an operating system? (written in rust) i use arch btw
Wow this explains it all in a very entertaining way, I love the memes you used Arden, please where do you got them from 🤗 ?
Agree 100%
It blinds your eyes, I'm used to dark mode. And plus, I don't even know that much of StackOverflow
Ill try to use light mode to see how it’s making any difference from dark mode
Just like people think random typing is called hacking, it looks like some people think programmers = no sleep. And they really need to change their perception. Programmers do not always have those days when they can't afford quality sleep. Problem solving is an important skill when it comes to programming. How are you going to solve any problem if your brain is not active? I can already see people typing "Coffee". But too much consumption can lead to anxiety, dehydration, headache and disturbance in sleep pattern. It is not about how long you have worked for on a certain project. What is more important is how much progress you have made on that project over the hours you spent. And going back to "programmers do not get enough sleep", dark mode is always helpful because when you do not get enough sleep, your vision becomes hyper sensitive to bright light. And dark mode helps a lot in such case. Thank you
I always get a headache from using light theme and I find that is lose focus often unlike dark theme which looks sleeker and isnt annoying so yeah
Can’t stay focussed if I get a headache after 10 mins of staring at my screen
When dark mode was introduced...went for it quickly. I used to live the era of visual studio 2010 and there was no dark mode without moding it.
@legendaryunicrest7326
Жыл бұрын
You don't live now ??? 😂
@Dardasha_Studios
Жыл бұрын
@@legendaryunicrest7326 Dark mode is my life😂
@legendaryunicrest7326
Жыл бұрын
@@Dardasha_Studios 😂😂😂understood
Ive adapted with light mode
I'm used to light themes as a whole, in any app i can, i use light mode. But when coding, just because syntax highlighting is awful with light colors, i use dark. I find pure black text on pure white background easier to read than light gray text on dark gray background I'm even using discord light mode, fight me.
i prefer a light theme because i think it looks cleaner and more professional :)
the video title is literally "Why Light Theme is Better for Coding", and @ the end, ardens literally says "and with that, i prefer dark mode"
but it kills our eyes
average light mode fan VS average dark mode enjoyer
Me who simply uses dark mode cause I think it looks nicer,not just for programming,but for everything
I use dark mode. bc It describes the burning contempt at the world while im programming
Me, who always has 0% brightness: "I see no difference" I only use dark theme when using an OLED display (for energy savings, and to reduce pixel wear), or when I'm in a pitch black room. Light theme helps me stay focused because the blue light gives me "energy"
He has a point, light mode will give you reactions, Some very (opposite of good) reactions
you use a light mode so you can code faster so you don't have to look at the screens as long
"And with that being said I prefer to use dark mode" SO WHY THE HECK DID YOU DECIDE TO MAKE ME GO BLIND
but i dont want to be flashbanged everytime i open my text editor
i use dark theme because it is the default in most ides and im too lazy to change it
Light mode gang
Yes
Hahaha the last sentence XDDDD
It depends, if i had white monitors and stuff, light mode it is, but all my stuff is black
revamped title: "Why"
high contrast mode tho
One excellent light theme for VS Code is Daobeam, for just the reasons talked about here.
It's easier to read black text over white background, but for colored text it's easier to read when the background is black
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bro i literally cant read light mode
I don't agree with your opinion but I accept it
Someone make him the kid the meme with the mom with wine and say it won't effect the baby
I’m slightly colourblind. When I use bright themes I simply can’t see any difference between tokens.
At least with dark mode I'll still be able to see after a coding session