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XVI Edition, September 2025

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I am sorry, but everyone is getting syntax highlighting wrong

Syntax highlighting is a tool. It can help you read code faster. Find things quicker. Orient yourself in a large file.

Like any tool, it can be used correctly or incorrectly. Let’s see how to use syntax highlighting to help you work.

Niki Tonsky makes some good points.

I am sorry, but everyone is getting syntax highlighting wrong

Amazon Builders Library https://aws.amazon.com/builders-library/?cards-body.sort-by=item.additionalFields.customSort&cards-body.sort-order=asc #bookmark #aws #softwaredesign


npm's "it worked if it ends with ok" always makes me think of Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs #scarysoftware


RT @djacobs: I love Jumpcut! http://jumpcut.sourceforge.net #OSTuesdays #software


Listen to the EJB's go Pop

James Duncan Davidson (Author of tomcat and ant) on Enterprise Java Beans: > [via James Duncan Davidson ]Mike Clark was just muttering about EJBs and how they can lead you over the brink of complexity. And he asks: "Where did we go wrong?" (link) I've worked some with EJBs, and they are some of the most complex component code I've seen. Oy.

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