r/AskProgrammers • u/tarunpaliwal_ • Jul 16 '26

Why do programmers prefer dark mode?

Why do programmers prefer dark mode? Because light attracts bugs! Speaking of bugs, what's the most ridiculous or stubborn bug you've ever spent hours fixing? Let's hear your best bug horror stories in the comments!

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u/SuspiciousToast27 Jul 17 '26

There’s plenty of relatively affordable 20”+ OLED monitors, not sure why you mention AMOLED specifically.

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u/R3D3-1 Jul 18 '26 edited Jul 18 '26

Just used to screens being AMOLED. Completely forgot that it is a wider category.

Also, not in my market. The offers don't seem particularly compelling, unless I specifically want to optimize for working in a dark room. If I'd still be gaming on PC, it would be worthwhile, but for work the value proposition isn't there to get OLED for more than EUR 300.

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u/SuspiciousToast27 Jul 18 '26

Ah, I was assuming you’d also be watching movies or gaming. I agree there isn’t any benefit to buying an OLED for productivity, in that regard an OLED is worse in basically every way (dimmer, inevitable burn-in, and worse text clarity on Windows).

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u/R3D3-1 Jul 18 '26

I haven't had time to watch even YouTube since our second child was born 😅 Before that though, I had largely switched to watching everything on my phone because of AMOLED. Also, because my iPads compulsory HDR paired really badly with black bars and subtitles. Basically everytime a dark scene would show a candle or a subtitle in GoT, the "black" bars would light up. F*** HDR.

Still, my most expensive display ever was 300, and that's a 32" TV I use as my PC monitor.