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We’re All in ‘Dark Mode’ Now. How light-on-black became a way of life
How light-on-black became a way of life
Dark mode has its touted benefits: Dimmer screens mean less eye strain, some assert; and on certain displays (including most smartphones), showing more black pixels prolongs battery life. Back when offices were the only places to work, some software companies housed their engineers in what I remember being called “programmer pits”: rooms with closed doors where all the lights were extinguished. Surely some of that color scheme’s newfound appeal is pure nostalgia, at least among those users who once typed out documents in WordPerfect or played text-only adventure games such as Zork.
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