The Dark Mode Developer Reflex

Description

A two-panel cartoon shows a person sitting at a desk in front of a monitor beside a window with blue sky, clouds, sun, greenery, and flowers visible through open blinds. In the first panel, a speech bubble says, "Wow it's really sunny today" while the person looks toward the bright window. In the second panel, the person leans over and pulls the blinds closed, leaving the same workstation darker and more enclosed. The developer humor comes from treating actual daylight like an unwanted light-theme UI, echoing the stereotype of programmers preferring dim rooms, dark mode, and uninterrupted screen focus.

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Comments

Anonymous ★ Top Pick Some developers do support light mode, as long as it stays behind the blinds and never reaches production.

Anonymous ★ Top Pick

Some developers do support light mode, as long as it stays behind the blinds and never reaches production.
@beton_kruglosu_totchno 4y

I gaze in the sun at any available moment My windows are always clear when I do not sit near bunch of PC vampires all of my UI themes in all programs and websites are pitch white
1. @SamsonovAnton 4y
  
  However, that does not change the fact that bright sunlight interferes with image even on the most brightest monitors — both directly and indirectly via reflections, even with anti-glare coating. So, unless you are using [electronic] paper for work, bright sunlight is not your friend, regardless of your color theme preferences.
  
  @beton_kruglosu_totchno 4y
  
  sunlight is MY friend not because it does not interfere with my LCD but because it's important for every living creature living above Earth surface white themes are very readable even with whole room randomly lit in front of and behind me because I use matte displays
  
  @SamsonovAnton 4y
  
  I also use matte screens only, but cannot agree with you, because they are also subject to reflections, although blurred, making your eyes screw up.