I remember when I first started to program I used Notepad.exe to write the source in. It was all I knew at the time and it worked. The day I discovered a text editor that did syntax highlighting was amazing, finally I could see at a quick glance any obvious errors in my code as well as the structural elements. This is far too ingrained in my workflow to consider removing it but I may give it a try. When I do write plaintext I usually do it in a light colorscheme (Solarized Light) and it does read more like a book.
The author makes the argument that removing highlighting forces you to be more careful with the code you write. Removing three of my fingers would also force me to be more careful, but I'll take everything I can get to make me more productive.
The author makes the argument that removing highlighting forces you to be more careful with the code you write. Removing three of my fingers would also force me to be more careful, but I'll take everything I can get to make me more productive.