Everyone is getting syntax highlighting wrong

Chris Coyier Chris Coyier on

Nikita Prokopov in I am sorry, but everyone is getting syntax highlighting wrong:

… if everything is highlighted, nothing stands out. Your eye adapts and considers it a new norm: everything is bright and shiny, and instead of getting separated, it all blends together.

I think there are some strong points made here.

But 😬 to be honest I installed the (Zed version of) Alabaster and I certainly didn’t immediately fall in love. I’m going to give it more time, but it doesn’t seem to be delivering the cognitive clarity the thinking behind it wants it to.

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