I've been a professional C, Perl, PHP and Python developer.
I'm an ex-sysadmin from the late 20th century.
These days I do more Javascript and CSS and whatnot, and promote UX and accessibility.
Web and Software Frontend Developer. Used to work in Full-stack JavaScript.Been at this for a few years now, and think I now understand my specific domain pretty well. Still a lot to learn though.
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Manchester, UK
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Web Systems Design BSc at Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
I've been a professional C, Perl, PHP and Python developer.
I'm an ex-sysadmin from the late 20th century.
These days I do more Javascript and CSS and whatnot, and promote UX and accessibility.
That doesn't mean much, though. I'm aware that Safari was the first to implement this as a system/browser option, but it's an artefact of the way they don't allow theming. It's an anti-feature rather than a feature.
Fair point. You're correct, "pioneered" is probably the wrong word, and doesn't convey what I actually intended: Apple simply did what Apple does, they repurposed an existing idea and made the idea popular, as well as implementing it on a lower level than anyone else could.
However, I respectfully disagree that "Dark Mode" just means a dark theme. That may be what it used to mean, but the vernacular has changed. Dark Mode now means a system-wide setting that globally makes your UI darker, usually through the means of dark themes built into the software.
Similarly, "PC" technically means "personal computer", but that doesn't change the fact that most people would look at you funny if you call a non-Windows computer a PC (even though it would technically be correct). Language is fluid, and vernacular changes over time.
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"Dark mode" is the common name for a dark theme. Apple didn't invent themes, in fact, they're late to the game by about 30 years.
The specific feature of
prefers-dark-modewas implemented by Safari first. That's factualThat doesn't mean much, though. I'm aware that Safari was the first to implement this as a system/browser option, but it's an artefact of the way they don't allow theming. It's an anti-feature rather than a feature.
Fair point. You're correct, "pioneered" is probably the wrong word, and doesn't convey what I actually intended: Apple simply did what Apple does, they repurposed an existing idea and made the idea popular, as well as implementing it on a lower level than anyone else could.
However, I respectfully disagree that "Dark Mode" just means a dark theme. That may be what it used to mean, but the vernacular has changed. Dark Mode now means a system-wide setting that globally makes your UI darker, usually through the means of dark themes built into the software.
Similarly, "PC" technically means "personal computer", but that doesn't change the fact that most people would look at you funny if you call a non-Windows computer a PC (even though it would technically be correct). Language is fluid, and vernacular changes over time.