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It looks pretty, that was at least the reason I started using it. And now I’m so used to them that I can’t live without them, and I don’t get the “less readable
by sondr3 6y ago
It looks pretty, that was at least the reason I started using it. And now I’m so used to them that I can’t live without them, and I don’t get the “less readable” argument. Most of the fonts make the ligature the same width as the underlying characters, just making them look prettier. My font of choice, PragmataPro [0], has both variants with and without ligatures if you so desire.
[0]: https://fsd.it/shop/fonts/pragmatapro/ https://fsd.it/shop/fonts/pragmatapro/
- rpastuszak 6y agoHow much did you pay for it? I love typography but this looks quite pricey
- iruoy 6y agoAn alternative that looks a lot like this one is Iosevka[0]. My favorite programming fonts are PragmataPro, Iosevka and Jetbrains Mono. In that order. I used to use PragmataPro for everything, but I use Iosevka for everything but my IDE these days. [0]: https://typeof.net/Iosevka/ https://typeof.net/Iosevka/
- nicky0 6y agoIt's $19 if you just pick the regular weight desktop version.
- sondr3 6y agoI paid the full price for it (€199), and I've found it to be a worthwhile purchase. It's pay-once-use-forever and since I spend a lot of time staring at code, the price per day of use is very low. Of course, there are free fonts that do the same and look good, I used Iosevka and Fira Code before I found PragmataPro. Honestly, I just adore how the font looks, and that was the primary reason I bought it, the others being the amount of available characters and that the author is a paid professional working on it.
- zingplex 6y agoThe thing that made the difference for me is the hinting, it's an absolute game changer on lower resolution screens.