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Re:We busted a fake Chrome extension that was trying to stea... by astura on Friday December 07, 2018 @09:07AM (#18627714)
It's not a "necessity," it's a personal preference.

I started out programming on a dark theme (the emacs default) but I've used a light theme professionally for about 15 years (and no other dark applications). I prefer the light theme and I don't find it hard on my eyes one bit and I have astigmatism.

Re:We busted a fake Chrome extension that was trying to stea... by aepiepaey on Friday December 07, 2018 @12:21PM (#18629482)
The Emacs default is bright (black text on white background), not dark.

The exception is if you're using it in a terminal, in which case it re-uses the terminal's colors.

Re:We busted a fake Chrome extension that was trying to stea... by astura on Friday December 07, 2018 @12:29PM (#18629565)
Well, the emacs theme installed on our school computers was a dark theme. This was way back in the day.