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Re::syntax Off by thomasfl on Monday November 05, 2012 @03:03AM (#4742665)
First hardcore developers where shifting from IDE's to vi and emacs. Now hardcore developers are turning off syntax coloring? What' next?
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Re::syntax Off by voyou on Monday November 05, 2012 @06:02AM (#4743006)
Hardcore developers will start using ed. It allows you to focus on one line at once, with none of the distracting "context" of screen editors.
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Re::syntax Off by acuozzo on Monday November 05, 2012 @11:08AM (#4744132)
> First hardcore developers where shifting from IDE's to vi and emacs. Now hardcore developers are turning off syntax coloring? What' next?

Now they're shifting to proofreading prior to clicking ``reply''.

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Re::syntax Off by Evbn on Monday November 05, 2012 @10:29PM (#4747127)
Parent's syntax highlighter was turned off.
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