Why some developers use dark development environment

[Sourena]

There is tiny question in my mind

I’m seeing many developers are using dark background in their development environment, like code blocks in css-tricks.com
Is there any logical reason for this?

Is it effects productivity or creativity or laptop power saving or something?
Any idea?

[TheDoc]

Nothing to do with saving power, just your preference of what to look at. Some people prefer a darker background, in some cases it can be easier on the eyes. At the end of the day there are many different themes out there that you can use!

[JohnMotylJr]

I love using..

font-family:'Monaco';

I tend to use a pastel kind of background with sharp colors for contrast, i have damaged eyes so it helps me. I never could get into the dark backgrounds, i’m sure its just user preference.

[Anonymous]

I prefer dark backgrounds myself, I have no other reason other than personal preference. The Solarized (Dark) theme in Sublime Text 2 is my current favorite.

[Author]

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