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Same here. I always check out some new fonts when a conversation like this appears on HN, but in the end I never found real improvements. I did, however, start
by j1elo 8y ago
Same here. I always check out some new fonts when a conversation like this appears on HN, but in the end I never found real improvements. I did, however, start testing Ubuntu Mono the last time I compared fonts. Ubuntu Mono is pleasant to look at, like DejaVu, but it takes much less horizontal space, which helps a lot with dual side-to-side text editors.
- tripzilch 8y agoPersonally, I also happen to really like the weird round corner shapes of the lowercase "u", "n", "p", "q", etc in Ubuntu Mono. It's both friendly and interesting but not out of place. But I know opinions can vary greatly. Conversely I like almost everything about Fira Code, except the weird serif-ed lowercase "r" looks so out of place to me it kind of spoils the entire thing. But then again I think if I tried Fira for a week or two, I'd stop noticing and no longer care. It's so very subjective.