Brent • 6/9/2018

The Visual Perception of Code

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This article examines the visual perception of code, discussing how programmers read and process it. It presents six key areas to enhance code readability: fonts, code folding, color schemes, patterns, documentation, and naming conventions. Based on a talk by the author, it includes references to cognitive load, key bindings, and specific IDE theme ports, aiming to help developers write more easily understandable code.

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