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> This is, of course, quite OT, but what is it with the trend towards dark color schemes?

IIRC, on emissive displays (e.g., pretty much every computer display), light on dark produces more eyestrain with extended use, especially in dark environments.

This is less pronounced with reflective media like paper (at least, in most practical scenarios; you could contrive lighting scenarios with a similar problems, but they don't usually occur accidentally.)

OTOH, Pharo has a very good light theme, even if it's not the default.



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