I wonder how it looks on a white background? I definitely agree that they went overboard with colorizing the output.

My other question is are they working on a non ASCII layout that makes exa less awkward to type? The fact that "ls" uses two home row keys and the second is on the left hand (so the right is free to reach for enter) is not a coincidence.

I usually go a step further and alias 'ls' to 'd', reducing one keystroke on one of the most common operations.