Best Practices: IDE Code Color Scheme and Font

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Ash picture Ash · Jan 28, 2009 · Viewed 24.3k times · Source

I was reading http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2009/01/27/asp-net-mvc-1-0-release-candidate-now-available.aspx and noticed a Fantastic color scheme used to illustrate their code in Visual Studio.

The white background is starting to hurt my eyes after long periods, but the black I find is also to abrasive.

Does anyone have a exported version of that color scheme, or in leiu, care to share their color schemes thwy find for a developer whic spends about 15 hours a day in Visual Studio?

Answer

Filip Frącz picture Filip Frącz · Jan 28, 2009

I'm not sure which color scheme is the best - it pretty much depends on your individual preference. But take a look at the pages below for some schemes

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