Programmers prefer dark mode because the light attracts bugs.

No dark mode for SSMS?

SQL Shades to the rescue!

Free version adds plain dark mode to the IDE (fine by me.) Paid version supports additional themes.

This solution is cleaner than the rather hacky approach of modifying ssms.pkgundef to restore a half-finished dark theme commented out by SSMS developers apparently at the last moment.

"Finally, a real dark mode for SQL Server Management Studio!"

https://www.sqlshades.com/

@sudoroom #darkmode the futures so bright I gotta wear shades

About last night - #darkmode liquid light

#Oxford, #Oxfordshire seem to have gone entirely #DarkMode

#Development #Techniques
Passing your CSS theme to ‘canvas’ · How to adapt an HTML ‘canvas’ to user settings https://ilo.im/163mmy

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#HtmlCanvas #Themes #LightMode #DarkMode #Browser #WebDev #Frontend #HTML #CSS #JavaScript

Projecting pia Bausch ? Dancing on a chair at @sudoroom #darkmode

Glow in the dark clothing @sudoroom for our #darkmode

#Pikchr (pikchr.org) is a great little piece of software from the SQLite folks. It parses a little language for describing diagrams with boxes and lines and things, and puts out SVG.

#OrgMode (orgmode.org) has, among many other things, a way you can make code notebooks, #OrgBabel. Like #Jupyter, but less webby, and inside #Emacs, and supporting many languages - even multiple in the same document - thence its name.

Thanks to the ob-pikchr package by @SReyCoyrehourcq, Pikchr is one of the languages you can just write in the middle of your document this way.

Pikchr supports #darkmode, and I've just made a pull request that gets ob-pikchr in on the dark-mode game.

https://github.com/reyman/ob-pikchr/pull/1

Many thanks to Sebastien for the help ob-pikchr has provided in diagramming my thoughts! You go use it too!

“Optical Size tweaking for dark mode” by @markboulton

https://markboulton.co.uk/journal/optical-sizing-for-dark-mode/

> Most type considerations for dark mode are exclusively colour. Changing the foreground and background on a toggle or by the user’s OS preferences. But, it shouldn’t stop there. Typographic considerations for dark mode should extend to line height and spacing, font weight, and finally, optical size.
>
> Light type on a dark background on a…

#font #darkMode

️ https://nicolas-hoizey.com/links/2025/04/24/optical-size-tweaking-for-dark-mode/

To “light-dark()” or Not to “light-dark()”, by @webstandards:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cui1C7qndE

Somewhat enthusiastic in seeing that Quarto version 1.7 has a much better way of handling dark and light mode output with support in single page html. Combined with imagemagick package, it even allows for automatic colour inversion for images not generated by code.

Big news! I've added *light* and *dark* mode options to the Quarto Extensions listing.

Switch between modes effortlessly using the sun/moon button.

#Quarto #QuartoPub #DarkMode

http://m.canouil.dev/quarto-extensions/

“Optical Size tweaking for dark mode” by @markboulton

https://markboulton.co.uk/journal/optical-sizing-for-dark-mode/

> Most type considerations for dark mode are exclusively colour. Changing the foreground and background on a toggle or by the user’s OS preferences. But, it shouldn’t stop there. Typographic considerations for dark mode should extend to line height and spacing, font weight, and finally, optical size.
>
> Light type on a dark background on a…

#font #darkMode

️ https://nicolas-hoizey.com/links/2025/04/24/optical-size-tweaking-for-dark-mode/

#FDroid with #MaterialDesign / #MaterialDesign3 will be out soon for everyone.

For now, either install the alpha or read a short intro: https://f-droid.org/2025/04/23/md3.html

Yes #DarkMode / #DarkTheme included!

#Development #Techniques
Minimal dark mode · Light and dark mode in just 1 line of CSS https://ilo.im/163ec0

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#OneLiner #ColorScheme #LightMode #DarkMode #Browser #WebDev #Frontend #CSS

Sweet! #RabbitMQ now comes with #DarkMode ! One less tool that tries to burn through my retinas at night

Gelegentlich frag ich mich, ob es wahnsinnig sinnvoll ist, einen eigenen Dark Mode bereitzustellen. Das geht grundsätzlich zwar inzwischen erstaunlich elegant mit CSS Variablen und so, aber für alle Sehhilfe-Fälle muss man wirklich viel Ahnung haben.

Auf der anderen Seite kriegen Website-Scripts wie Eye-Able Assist (https://eye-able.com/de/assist-assistenzsoftware; Javascript) oder Browser-Addons wie Dark Reader (https://darkreader.org) das auch sehr gut hin und geben Nutzenden noch Freiheit.

Inclusive Dark Mode: Designing Accessible Dark Themes for All Users, by @smashingmag:

https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2025/04/inclusive-dark-mode-designing-accessible-dark-themes/