There are more options than just "monochrome" and "syntax highlighting": For example, Xcode 4 assigns all identifiers taken from the current project a greenish colour whereas everything else (system headers/frameworks) are shades of violet. I just wish it would understand that CocoaPods are not project code :(
Another example, TextMate highlights some syntax errors much more than it highlights syntax- type "else if" in a Ruby file and it's bright red. How is that not useful?
My love for syntax highlighting probably goes hand in hand with my love for natural language operators. "if foo and bar then qux" is much harder to parse without colours than "if (foo && bar) qux". Does anyone use a monochrome editor and natural language wherever possible?
Another example, TextMate highlights some syntax errors much more than it highlights syntax- type "else if" in a Ruby file and it's bright red. How is that not useful?
My love for syntax highlighting probably goes hand in hand with my love for natural language operators. "if foo and bar then qux" is much harder to parse without colours than "if (foo && bar) qux". Does anyone use a monochrome editor and natural language wherever possible?