Why Dark Mode Matters

Re:Why Dark Mode Matters by jmnicolas on Saturday October 31, 2020 @02:09PM (#24953785)

> has revealed that some users do in fact prefer light mode.

I think that I am the only human left on earth that prefers light mode, please don't shoot :)

I can't explain why but I actually have trouble understanding code on a dark mode editor, especially if it has a lot of other colors for variables / key words etc

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Re:Why Dark Mode Matters by holstvoogd on Saturday October 31, 2020 @02:43PM (#24954094)

That is pretty normal, pretty sure research showed that comprehension is higher for dark on light text.

It wouldn’t surprise me if there is a evolutionary reason for us being better at resolving small dark things better orso ;)

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Re:Why Dark Mode Matters by Zak on Saturday October 31, 2020 @03:55PM (#24954648)

Later research showed that on average people read better on lighter backgrounds because mild uncorrected astigmatism is very common, and more overall illuminance reaching the eyes causes the pupils to contract, which helps mitigate the astigmatism.

I'm not sure if there has been a study done on people confirmed not to have astigmatism.

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Re:Why Dark Mode Matters by username90 on Saturday October 31, 2020 @03:29PM (#24954455)

Most people prefer light themes which is why almost everything popular is light theme by default. For example HN, facebook, reddit, google, facebook, youtube, microsoft office, windows, iOS etc etc.

Everyone preferring dark themes is a meme and not a fact.

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Re:Why Dark Mode Matters by oa335 on Saturday October 31, 2020 @03:17PM (#24954364)

I am the same. For me there are a couple of factors.

I have astigmatism which makes colored text look a bit off on a black background.

Additionally, matte screen + dark mode + sunlight on screen is hard for my eyes.

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