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Re:Vi is not vim by ams6110 on Saturday August 12, 2017 @06:52PM (#15000474)
Syntax highlighting doesn't bother me; I don't disable it. But when I learned to program I used monochrome terminals like VT100 or ADM-3a and it just wasn't a thing that could be done, so I also feel quite comfortable without it.

Syntax highlighting is most useful to me to make things like unclosed quotes stand out. I don't find the highlighted reserved words and other highlights to be all that beneficial.

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Re:Vi is not vim by anon335dtzbvc on Saturday August 12, 2017 @06:59PM (#15000501)
You could still use a VT100 terminal, no need for fancy modern X terminals and vi.
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