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I'm something of a JetBrains fanboi, but unfortunately I have to agree. I pitted this font against my trusty Consolas, but Consolas wins outright - all the fea
by GordonS 7y ago
I'm something of a JetBrains fanboi, but unfortunately I have to agree.
I pitted this font against my trusty Consolas, but Consolas wins outright - all the features that JetBrains claim are beneficial (narrow characters and so on) actually seem to make for a less legible font.
This is now a very crowded space, and JetBrains' font seems very similar (to my eye) to [Input](https://input.fontbureau.com https://input.fontbureau.com) - honestly, I'm not sure what JetBrains think they are bringing new to the table here :-/
- SalientBlue 7y agoThat's funny, because I had the exact opposite reaction. I was using Consolas, and when I turned on JetBrains Mono I thought "Ah! This is so much clearer!" Just goes to show you how subjective fonts are.
- necovek 7y agoImpression and our perceived satisfication is certainly subjective. And sometimes, the only thing we are looking for is a change. But readability and legibility can be measured. It's unfortunate that Jetbrains makes a bunch of claims without supporting any of them with results surveys/studies, because if right, that would translate to other font designs as well.