How bright should my monitor be? Has anybody looked more into the issue of optimizing monitor settings and has a strong opinion on what they should be for a programmer?
Seconding f.lux. (I don’t use dark themes[1] per se, but I do sometimes use f.lux’s “Darkroom Mode” feature, which has a similar effect.)
The brightness question is impossible to give a canonical answer to, because how bright your monitor should be depends on ambient illumination. It should be bright enough to see, but not so bright that it hurts your eyes. What that means in practice depends on where you are and what light is shining where, etc.
[1] Anyone who likes dark themes and uses GreaterWrong: check out both the Dark theme (theme selector button ‘B’) and, also, the theme tweaker’s “Invert colors” setting!
I think I remember hearing that a brighter working area boost alertness, but I don’t know if it replicated or if it applies to just monitors (although you must always make sure the monitor is at least as bright as your surroundings, else visual strain)
How bright should my monitor be? Has anybody looked more into the issue of optimizing monitor settings and has a strong opinion on what they should be for a programmer?
Seconding f.lux. (I don’t use dark themes[1] per se, but I do sometimes use f.lux’s “Darkroom Mode” feature, which has a similar effect.)
The brightness question is impossible to give a canonical answer to, because how bright your monitor should be depends on ambient illumination. It should be bright enough to see, but not so bright that it hurts your eyes. What that means in practice depends on where you are and what light is shining where, etc.
[1] Anyone who likes dark themes and uses GreaterWrong: check out both the Dark theme (theme selector button ‘B’) and, also, the theme tweaker’s “Invert colors” setting!
I use Dark Themes (dark background with non-white text) when coding, and flux.
That still leaves the question of how bright the monitor should be open.
I think I remember hearing that a brighter working area boost alertness, but I don’t know if it replicated or if it applies to just monitors (although you must always make sure the monitor is at least as bright as your surroundings, else visual strain)