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Syntax Coloring: Is it harder for color-blind coders to program?

If so, how do you (if you guys are around) handle the issue? I just heard a story today about a Japanese smoke alarm for deaf people that uses the smell of wasabe to wake them, so I got curious.

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dclowd9901 Avatar asked Mar 31 '10 21:03

dclowd9901


2 Answers

If you're really curious, look at

http://www.webexhibits.org/causesofcolor/2A.html

Very few colorblind people are monochromatic (totally colorblind). Most colorblindness falls into the category protanopia or deuteranopia, which can see yellows and blues and browns. So syntax coloring can get set to those. Most of them have a hard time seeing light green, which looks orange, etc.

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Robusto Avatar answered Sep 20 '22 08:09

Robusto


I am colorblind, red-green deficiencies (protanopes and deutanopes). I have never had any trouble with syntax highlighting, that I have noticed anyway. :)

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Dustin Laine Avatar answered Sep 23 '22 08:09

Dustin Laine