In 2020, it almost feels like if there is not Light mode / Dark mode toggle somewhere in your product, it doesn't count.
Jokes aside, I like to browse web in Light mode cause it feels way more natural and code on Dark mode cause of greater contrast and I find it easier for eyes for longer periods of time.
What are your theme preferences when it comes to browsing and coding?
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I have a preference to dev on dark mode, but on last days i can see that my eyes gonna be sleepy so much easily when i use dark mode.
Well, i switch sometimes to get a better performance and evite problems on my work.
I don’t remember where I saw somebody saying “I don’t trust any developer using light mode....”🤣
Hahaha, could it be the lady in Michael's shared pic in comments? 😂😂
Dark mode everywhere, no doubt.
I used to be on the light side, but a few years ago I started to enjoying the dark side... but not everywhere. I mostly used it for IDE, Slack, etc. - apps I spend a lot of time with.
Honestly, I also always consider the "quality". Some apps and webs look horrible in the dark version.
Having some apps in the dark mode and some in the light one helps me to quickly distinguish between them too.
Dark mode, for sure. I love how colors like pink or green really pop out on dark backgrounds. 🎨
Must be a fan of Dracula theme, right? 🎨
Love Dracula theme <3
You better believe it! :D
I prefer a user interface has both light and dark modes. If the ambient light is too bright, the dark mode will have difficult to see.
I rarely design UI for websites, 95% of the time is for embedded applications. I usually will add an ambient light sensor and create both light and dark themes for that application.
"Dark Mode vs. Light Mode: Which Is Better?
Summary: In people with normal vision (or corrected-to-normal vision), visual performance tends to be better with light mode, whereas some people with cataract and related disorders may perform better with dark mode. On the flip side, long-term reading in light mode may be associated with myopia."
Source: nngroup
It depends, if i'am working outside and the sun in shining, i prefer light mode. In the evening i am using darkmode. In addition i am using redshift which adjust the color temprature based on the long and lat of your position.
Dark of course, I don't want to burn my eyes down with too many direct light, i'm in front of a screen like 12 hours a day...
Dark for sure. Hours staring at a white screen kills my eyes. That said if I'm working outside (normally I don't but with this whole Covid thing, sometimes I do) it really needs to be a white background or I can't see anything.
I have dark mode everywhere 👌
We recently added the option for dark mode on the devdojo.com site as well!
Hahah, great to see you here, too! 😃👍
Using dark mode for aesthetics and because it feels easier on the eye. 😅Especially on desktop, since I have a pretty big monitor, and when all of it is white I can feel my eyes burning lol.
I often switch to the Spotify window cause even if I'm not looking at the monitor, it causes me headaches sometimes.
Almost always light mode. Contrast is much more important to me as far as eye strain is concerned, and light mode offers that. Dark mode is, in fact, far more exhausting for me to use.
Do you prefer to code in light mode too?
Aye. IntelliJ/PhpStorm/GoLand/DataGrip/PyCharm are all set to Light UI. A large part of it may be switching between the exclusively-Light design I'm working on (so switching between Light and Dark may be more frustrating), but even on dark-themed projects I prefer to code in Light.
Interesting, a fine example that theme preferences are always individual 🎨
I tried to code once on a white theme and switched back like after half an hour 😉 I happy for you you found one that works for you, stick with that 🚀👍
Late to the discussion but anyway. I use light mode everywhere. I am visually impaired and find the black text on white much better for reading, even more so if the font is small. I also always end up using really big font sizes in my code editor and my browser is set to a default zoom of 110%.
It is great to include dark more for those who prefer it but I have started coming across sites now that only have dark mode and I end up fiddling with the CSS to make things readable.