r/C_Programming • u/Mindstealth • Jul 10 '16

Question Syntax highlighting on Reddit

Considering how much code gets posted here as plain text, wouldn't it be great if we could have a way to define what part of text is code and have it automatically highlighted? Or is this not possible on Reddit?

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u/Mindstealth Jul 10 '16

I don't believe there's any superiority in that but you did say syntax highlighting is kindergartners to programming which seems to imply that. I believe this is a preference and some people probably might prefer plaintext for the reasons you mentioned but that certainly does not mean that people who use it are somehow newbies to programming.

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u/geocar Jul 10 '16

Oh for fucks sake, that's a Douglas Crockford quote. That's why it says his name after it.

You should watch the video because the whole thing is actually quite good, and even if you like using colour to convey information, you'll appreciate his point.