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Light Mode or Dark Mode when viewing code?

Survey period: 10 Dec 2018 to 17 Dec 2018

Studies have proven that Light mode is better. And that Dark mode is better. And also that low contrast is better. And...

OptionVotes% 
Light46944.41
Dark49146.50
I have no preference969.09



 
General(dark+light)/2=gray ;-) Pin
Member 448140713-Dec-18 16:30
Member 448140713-Dec-18 16:30 
GeneralMy Preference Pin
Nitin S13-Dec-18 0:02
professionalNitin S13-Dec-18 0:02 
GeneralDark, or seeing double. Pin
Leng Vang12-Dec-18 10:52
Leng Vang12-Dec-18 10:52 
GeneralNeither light nor dark Pin
Fred Kreppert12-Dec-18 6:44
Fred Kreppert12-Dec-18 6:44 
GeneralZenburn Pin
Vikram A Punathambekar12-Dec-18 3:10
Vikram A Punathambekar12-Dec-18 3:10 
GeneralDark Pin
dan!sh 11-Dec-18 23:00
professional dan!sh 11-Dec-18 23:00 
AnswerLight or Dark Mode Pin
Willem Gons11-Dec-18 21:15
Willem Gons11-Dec-18 21:15 
GeneralBright green on very deep, dark green Pin
OldTomas11-Dec-18 15:15
professionalOldTomas11-Dec-18 15:15 
GeneralRe: Bright green on very deep, dark green Pin
berrymaria11-Dec-18 15:50
berrymaria11-Dec-18 15:50 
GeneralRe: Bright green on very deep, dark green Pin
OldTomas12-Dec-18 3:35
professionalOldTomas12-Dec-18 3:35 
GeneralRe: Bright green on very deep, dark green Pin
berrymaria13-Dec-18 16:05
berrymaria13-Dec-18 16:05 
GeneralRe: Bright green on very deep, dark green Pin
willichan12-Dec-18 7:45
professionalwillichan12-Dec-18 7:45 
GeneralLight theme for those languages in the light, Dark theme for those in the dark Pin
Marc Clifton11-Dec-18 9:42
mvaMarc Clifton11-Dec-18 9:42 
GeneralInto the darkness... Pin
Andreas Mertens11-Dec-18 9:24
professionalAndreas Mertens11-Dec-18 9:24 
GeneralLight mode - with a twist of grey background Pin
Ravi Bhavnani11-Dec-18 5:15
professionalRavi Bhavnani11-Dec-18 5:15 
GeneralAfter 15+ years coding, I just made the switch to Dark Pin
kdmote11-Dec-18 5:03
kdmote11-Dec-18 5:03 
GeneralRe: After 15+ years coding, I just made the switch to Dark Pin
Ravi Bhavnani11-Dec-18 5:16
professionalRavi Bhavnani11-Dec-18 5:16 
GeneralDifference between IDE type things Pin
MarcusCole683311-Dec-18 3:24
professionalMarcusCole683311-Dec-18 3:24 
GeneralDark mode on printouts, light on screen Pin
kalberts11-Dec-18 2:02
kalberts11-Dec-18 2:02 
GeneralRe: Dark mode on printouts, light on screen Pin
Peltier Cooler11-Dec-18 5:55
professionalPeltier Cooler11-Dec-18 5:55 
GeneralThe only real light, monitor glow. Pin
MarkTJohnson11-Dec-18 1:40
professionalMarkTJohnson11-Dec-18 1:40 
GeneralLight Theme during the day, Dark at night Pin
Slacker00710-Dec-18 5:52
professionalSlacker00710-Dec-18 5:52 
GeneralRe: Light Theme during the day, Dark at night Pin
kalberts11-Dec-18 1:16
kalberts11-Dec-18 1:16 
GeneralRe: Light Theme during the day, Dark at night Pin
tarco27-Sep-20 20:31
professionaltarco27-Sep-20 20:31 
GeneralLight Theme is the only theme PinPopular
  Forogar  10-Dec-18 3:51
professional  Forogar  10-Dec-18 3:51 
Because that is the default and I have given up on "customisation" over the years. Fighting the system for some arbitrary settings that suit me better is more work than just getting used to the way the UI (or UX) works.

I have gone through so many versions of VS over the years, each with their own "customisable" features that I feel the effort to tweak this and tweak that is just too much hassle - especially when I do pair programming with various colleagues and their tweaks are different to my tweaks. With one exception, we have all decided to just stick with the defaults to make it easier when we move from desk to desk.

I used to tweak my home system but now I get annoyed it's not the same as my work system so I don't do that anymore.

Even though it is painful at first, once you get used to it you don't notice it and it doesn't hurt anymore.

However, don't get me started on Windows 10!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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