"acively clicking" this is where it fails for me. In vim, there is no mouse, there is only zuul.
I get that he sees words and numbers colored but the rest of us like the quick visual context it gives when trying to quickly find things in large files. So I'm with you, :syntax on
I do all my programming by only making self sustaining full scale universe simulations that contain a copy of myself, so that by the strong anthropic principle the code has already been written.
That's not really what's said. If you regularly change languages and some are supported and some are not, switching to unsupported languages will be very unpleasant. Having to switch editor/install plugins/customize can be tedious.
I'm not convinced by the arguments of the article:
- actively clicking on matching parentheses has the benefit of selecting that part
- being more sensitive to the "beauty" of the code
I think syntax highlighting doesn't get in the way of these two points.
The only valid point:
- No syntax highlighting automatically supports all languages
True I guess. In the sense that no shoes support all feet.