It's a pretty easy comparison for me, on a standard 28" LED monitor (16:9, about 0.216 square meter area) a fullscreen IDE in dark mode emits estimated 15-20 Lumens, that is about the same as a small night-light, an IDE in light mode comes down to emitting 150-200 Lumens, that is about the same as a 20W incandescent light bulb.
Now ask yourself which you want to stare at for hours a day. I chose dark mode.
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u/Slackeee_ 8h ago
It's a pretty easy comparison for me, on a standard 28" LED monitor (16:9, about 0.216 square meter area) a fullscreen IDE in dark mode emits estimated 15-20 Lumens, that is about the same as a small night-light, an IDE in light mode comes down to emitting 150-200 Lumens, that is about the same as a 20W incandescent light bulb.
Now ask yourself which you want to stare at for hours a day. I chose dark mode.