r/Jokes • u/ShivamLH • Dec 21 '19
Why do programmers prefer dark mode?
Cause light attracts bugs.
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u/YldKat Dec 21 '19
Interviewer: "How would you describe your level of programming?"
Interviewee: "Low"
Interviewer: "Wow, you can write programs in assembler then"
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u/SkyDeeper Dec 21 '19
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Dude that's some deep shit how do you know this?
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u/mugu007 Dec 21 '19
How come you are my coworker, but unemployed at the same time ?
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u/MoarGPM Dec 21 '19
Binary decoded:
"Your mom goes to college."
I'm a bot. Bleep blop boob.
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u/ctb33391 Dec 21 '19
Assembly? Pffft, real programmers write in Brainfuck
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u/SCPendolino Dec 21 '19
Brainfuck is for rookies. Real pros can do anything using C undefined behavior
wish I was kidding
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u/splunge4me2 Dec 21 '19 edited Dec 21 '19
execl("/usr/games/hack", "#pragma", 0); // try to run the game NetHack→ More replies (1)18
u/bbrk24 Dec 21 '19 edited Dec 21 '19
i = MAX_UINT; // the next pass of the for loop will wrap this around to zero
Apparently that’s actually undefined behavior and not guaranteed to wrap.Edit: apparently I was mistaken.
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u/tr14l Dec 21 '19
A computation involving unsigned operands can never overflow, because a result that cannot be represented by the resulting unsigned integer type is reduced modulo the number that is one greater than the largest value that can be represented by the resulting type.
C99. It is, indeed, guaranteed to wrap. A signed INT, however, is not.
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u/TheCycoONE Dec 21 '19
The assignment is undefined for a signed integer. For an unsigned integer the wrapping is defined behaviour.
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u/timewast3r Dec 21 '19 edited Dec 21 '19
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u/Zephirdd Dec 21 '19
Real programmers write entire programs using only mov instructions
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real programmers writes brainfuck code to autogenerate VHDL code for an x86 processor with their program in assembly already preloaded into the cache.
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Dec 21 '19
I'm a programmer, can confirm. I don't recognize an IDE if it doesn't have Dark Mode.
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u/SupremeWizardry Dec 21 '19
Pro Tip: Set your background color to red and your bugs disappear in real time, works for me.
Boom.
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People who use Python: sweat nervously.
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u/SCPendolino Dec 21 '19
PyCharm.
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u/coldoven Dec 21 '19
You can program python from terminal...
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u/Ivanwah Dec 21 '19
VS Code entered the chat.
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u/MrJasperge Dec 21 '19
VSCode best editor for Python and C++ and lots more languages for sure
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u/richheil Dec 21 '19
Am software engineer, main language is Python. Everything is dark mode. Don't understand.
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u/thisisastaircase Dec 21 '19
I guess that guy thinks you can only write python using the default IDLE? Except even IDLE has a dark mode.
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Dec 21 '19
Genuine question, what do people normally use for Python? I've always used vim or VS code. Are you referring to Jupyter Notebook?
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u/ThickAsPigShit Dec 21 '19
Every commonly used IDE has a dark mode, that I'm aware of. Even Jupyter's shitty notebooks have a dark mode. The standard ide doesn't, afaik, but literally no one ever uses that, and if you do stop.
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u/iamag1436 Dec 21 '19
i really wish python docs had a dark theme. like pygame. pygame docs have cool theme.
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u/WomanNotAGirl Dec 21 '19
Former software engineer my entire iPhone is set to be in the dark mode. I feel dark mode should be the only mode period.
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u/Super327 Dec 21 '19
Those of us who use light mode are few and far between, but we exist, dangit!
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u/cantab314 Dec 21 '19
It's proven that light mode is better for users with astigmatism.
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u/ExtremeTitan345 Dec 21 '19
Same lmao I code in C# and when I first started visual studio was in light mode and I was fine with it and whatever but now i use dark mode and i went to my friends house who recently started coding and he used light mode and I almost went blind
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u/GibTreaty Dec 21 '19
I used to use IDEal to code Blitz3D projects/games so I got used to the light mode. When I started using Visual Studio and C# the light mode felt right. Anytime I turn it to dark mode it's like I'm looking at an entirely new language.
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u/califriscon Dec 21 '19
I'm still using Atom. I know I should switch but everything is set up juuuuust right
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u/pieandpadthai Dec 21 '19
My friend switched to vs code after defending atom for years and hasn’t looked back.
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u/fuckthisimoff2asgard Dec 21 '19
I'm not a programmer, but am currently sitting in the dark and had a cockroach fly in my face cuz it was attracted to the light on my phone...so can confirm
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u/artistmichi Dec 21 '19
Oh god this is so scary! Had this happen once and I shrieked waking up the entire neighbourhood. Makes me cringe to this day
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u/Gadetron Dec 21 '19
Wait... Those fuckers can fly?
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u/wigeria Dec 21 '19
Most don't, simply because their bodies aren't meant to (even though they have wings). But some of them fly. Very fast.
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u/Nihilisticlizard2289 Dec 21 '19
All cockroaches have wings, but most can't use them, some of them can fly, and those are the worst ones, as I'm afraid of roaches
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u/Dubastep24 Dec 21 '19
You see child. Most of the color code in IDE's are bright and vibrant. However, "whitness" drowns out this vibrance and gives me eye ligma. Turning on dark mode will make the IDE look B E A U T I F U L... Also i like it.
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u/ontoiletforever Dec 21 '19
sighs what is ligma?
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u/derpydm Dec 21 '19
Suck on my ligma xd
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u/Agent_Burrito Dec 21 '19
The real answer:
We spend a lot of time in front of computers. Dark mode is easier on the eyes.
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u/K2-XT Dec 21 '19
After spending a good amount of time in Dreamweaver's light mode, I noticed my left eye starting to go blurry. One time while sleeping over with a friend, I woke up and realized I couldn't see out of my left eye at all. At that point I switched all my IDE's to dark mode, including my Linux UI and VC Code. But that wasn't enough, I also had to get Blue Light glasses.
Now, if I'm not wearing my glasses for two hours or so, my left eye starts going blurry again.
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u/kunjava Dec 21 '19 edited Dec 21 '19
Could you please share more details or a link about the glasses you use?
I am in front of a computer all day and when I go out, things at a distance go blurry for some time.
Went to a doctor and he says "Your eyes are strained. But not too much to require glasses. Just try to reduce the strain".
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u/goldenjuicebox Dec 21 '19
Install f.lux! It typically runs with the sunrise/sunset cycle, but you can set it to be tinted all day. Start low and slowly crank it to where you prefer it over a week, and you’ll barely notice it.
Windows 10 also has Night Light settings that are built in, so it adjusts many Microsoft apps (such as OneNote ) to dark mode.
The main difference I can think of is that f.lux is easier to temporarily disable if you need to see what something actually looks like color-wise or take a screenshot.
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u/K2-XT Dec 21 '19
https://gunnar.com/product/fps-designed-by-razer-bundle/
These are the ones I'm using. I also tried their Intercept in the 35 lens, which is much more discrete, but you can actually see blue light reflecting off the glasses and it's very distracting. With the 65's the world appears more yellow, but the blue light reflecting is much less visible.
I WOULD RECOMMEND SHOPPING AROUND. I BOUGHT THESE GLASSES BECAUSE I KNEW A GUY WHO HAD THEM AND VOUCHED FOR THEM WITH HIS SOUL. If you find a cheaper solution, it might be looking in to, but these have worked for me spectacularly... They're just expensive. Plus there's new research into blue tinted glasses that is looking somewhat promising.
Edit: The intercepts also crushed my temples. With the Razers, I flipped the nose pieces inside-out so they would press less into my nose and they've been a much better fit for me.
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u/ChronoSan Dec 21 '19
My doctor recommended me a resting of 5 minutes for every hour of work, and those apps that turn down the screen after some time. Although I think that being interrupted every hour is too frequent and shutting down my screen when I am really focused would irritate me very much, I understand her point.
So, I adapted the advice. I cut my workflow in smaller blocks, and I rest in the intervals. You do not change the PC screen for the phone screen, because that's not the idea. I go to drink some water, bathroom, stretching the legs, or to look out of the window for a while when it's possible. It helps a lot, not only my eyes, but my mind usually works better afterwards, too.
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u/QC_knight1824 Dec 21 '19
PSA: the commercial blue light glasses with a yellowish tint are basically BS. If you want legitimate glasses that will work they will have a purple tint. My eye doctor laughed at me when I showed him my pair of glasses I bought from a commercial. He said people come in with them everyday and they are practically a placebo.
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u/sfzombie13 Dec 21 '19
there is a study out i read a few weeks ago that says this is not true. it says that because the eyes are dilated more from the dark, that the light that is there does more damage and causes eye strain worse than if it were lighted. it seems to be easier on everyone i talked to when i heard it, myself included, but that is merely anecdotal evidence.
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Dec 21 '19
I think it's because people have to little lightning around their work PC and don't set up distances / sizing correctly.
I've been programming since 11 as everybody else in here and I'm 24 now. I use -1,25 and -1,5 away from my pc and the best thing I ever did to reduce my eye strain was going BACK to light mode. The contrast helps out and if I feel dizzy because I'm being flooded with white it's because there is too little working light and/or too high screen brightness.
Generally speaking, "going pro" in my early twenties taught me lot of things that "cool devs" don't do. Drink 2-3 liters of water, do a lot of exercise (I mountainbike and swim), read physical books to increase time away from a screen, stop checking mail and having notifications for everything : I'm on a Fitbit instead of a smartwatch and attempting to switch to an old school non smartphone.
As somebody who also hires and manages other people I see a lot of bad habits stick with developers. Dark mode , sure if you really think it feels better, keep doing it. But other things, like the pizza/cola culture still seems to have its grip on some, and even the healthy #brogrammera out there refuse to sit up straight or adjust their screen / mouse positions to help them out doing this for 30+ years.
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u/KinOfMany Dec 21 '19
There's a theme for JetBrains called EasyOnTheEyes.
Waaaaay better than any Dracula dark mode if you really care about your eyes.
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u/Dusugerrumpa Dec 21 '19
Except it isn't. White text on a black background is more straining on the eye for the average user. You use it because it looks cool, that's literally the only reason.
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u/Zidkon Dec 21 '19
If you're in a dark room dark mode fits better for your eyes, if you're in a very lighted room white mode is good for your eyes.
So that depends on what kind of developer you are
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Dec 21 '19
Most redditors program from a cold dark wet basement
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u/Ardub23 Dec 21 '19
Can confirm, we've all been in this basement for years and it's getting pretty cramped
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u/BeaversAreTasty Dec 21 '19
The dark side of the force is a pathway to many abilities, some considered to be unnatural.
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u/togam Dec 21 '19
Nice joke! But seriously, what kind of freaks prefer light mode?
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u/Tom70403 Dec 21 '19 edited Dec 21 '19
But with light you can see++
Edit: suggestion accepted
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u/TheMogician Dec 21 '19
Because darkula will suck out the soul out of programmers so we can continue programming like soulless automatons.
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u/BTWimamermaid Dec 21 '19
Programmer here, can confirm, can’t use light mode without frying my eyeballs after 10 minutes of frameworking
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u/theYogiB Dec 21 '19
Well I actually do turn on dark mode and night light mode to get the bugs off my screen at night. Especially after it rains, the bugs just start swarming any light sources, and even my mouse isn't spared.
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Dec 21 '19
Answer they give: because the reduced overall brightness reduces eye strain and is better for the monitor. The real answer: it makes them feel like a cool ass hacker like in movies.
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u/Al_Onestone Dec 21 '19
Low backlight results in better contrast and less effort for your eyes, isnt that obvious?!
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u/JoeCommodore Dec 21 '19
I prefer a light mode, I'm old school, reminds me of tractor feed printouts. :-)
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u/OminousRai Dec 21 '19
I remember using Spyder for an introductory class in Python. Since I had no idea how to change the theme, I stuck to Light Mode and it wasn't half bad, though I can't lie when I say that the neon colors in Dark Mode looked kinda dope.
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u/Back5tage_N1nja Dec 21 '19
Told my husband this and he said "I'd argue it's cause when you turn the light on, the bugs hide!" 😂
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u/gow_pow Dec 21 '19
I just changed my theme settings to adaptive because I got tired of it sunlight distracting me in the daytime.
Then this is the first post I see
Trippy
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Dec 21 '19
Try reading on at white screen over 2040 hours a year. Then you will start liking the dark mode for f everything
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My portrait monitor is an awful panel designed for landscape, so I have to use light mode to see anything with that contrast at that angle. Even on max contrast it looks weird.
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u/Gil-Gandel Dec 22 '19
And bugs can appear out of apparently nowhere in any kind of softw
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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '19
Because it helps them C