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The history of Monokai
The history of the Monokai color scheme and the evolution of Monokai Pro
Frustrated with exisiting uninspired, oversaturated editor themes, Wimer decided to create something fresh and functional — a color scheme that prioritized readability and aesthetics. His tool of choice was TextMate on macOS, where he experimented with a dark background and bright, carefully selected colors: a pink for keywords, a vanilla yellow for strings, and subtle contrasts to highlight code structure while dimming less critical elements like comments. Unlike many themes that separate the UI and syntax highlighting, Monokai Pro follows an integrated design approach where every element of the interface is cohesive and visually unified.
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