Syntax Highlighting Debate
Discussions revolve around the use, benefits, drawbacks, availability, and preferences for syntax highlighting in code editors, web displays, and other contexts like print.
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That's what syntax highlighting is for.
What about syntax highlighting?
So few of these have syntax highlighting!
Doesn't syntax highlighting do that?
Yeah, syntax highlighting would be awesome to start...
What is the point of the syntax highlighting?
I want color, to read code, I can't give up on syntax highlighting
Why do you not use syntax highlighting?
You don't use syntax highlighting?
Syntax highlighting is not available everywhere, e.g. in black-and-white print.