Coding Etiquette 101:

TURN THAT FUCKING DARK THEME ON!!!

No. What now? Grab the colts and meet outside?

Bright Zen-burn github theme.

Nope. Light is easier to read. 🤔

My IDE doesn't allow me... 😞

@rubslopes Doesn't sound like much of an IDE.

No.
L.T.I.W.M.E.T.R.

(light theme is way much easier to read)

Me when someone tells me they prefer to code in a light theme.

Dark themes will not strain your eyes as much = less tired eyes 😀

@mrzogg2001 this, all of this... spend a day on a dark theme then switch to word or something light, you'll feel the physical strain.

@JohanO You what mate.

Dark for the night, light for the day ;)
Personally, it causes me strain to distinguish characters in dark theme when it's really bright outside - I sit on front of a window.

@devios1 light is much better, as it helps me stay awake :p

Dark during day, bright during night

Research has been done on the subject, showing there is no difference in reading speed or eye strain. Except on e-readers where black text on a whiteish background allows for slightly faster reading.

Dark theme is non-negotiable, but I'll go one further: if you're shipping an app in 2026 and it doesn't respect the user's system theme by default, that's its own kind of etiquette violation. Wired up light/dark/system plus custom accent colors for a small open-source project of mine and it was oddly satisfying to get right, way more than it should be for what is essentially a few CSS variables. https://github.com/p32929/duas