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Every second spent on "programming font" choice is a second wasted. Every single second. Twiddling fonts is to programming what applying flame decals is to car
by praptak 15y ago
Every second spent on "programming font" choice is a second wasted. Every single second. Twiddling fonts is to programming what applying flame decals is to car racing. If the font doesn't become transparent to you after uhm, about 5 seconds of focusing at the code then you should permanently switch to iPads as you have no business doing any real computing.
- mcav 15y agoUnless you'd otherwise be spending your time doing something else unproductive, in which case it doesn't matter.
- to3m 15y agoYou reckon? I started out using FixedSys, since it was the default on the editor I was using at the time - PFE, I think. And since taking the time to switch to the X 6x13 font (which I happened to encounter towards the end of my time at university), I must have saved enough time scrolling horizontally through other people's code to break even. I have dicked about a bit trying out other programming fonts, it's true, but having had success the once from doing this, why not double check?
- orjan 15y agoI think a better analogy is "Twiddling fonts is to programming what choosing a helmet is to car racing". An ill-fitting helmet will probably do the job just as well as a good fitting helmet, but why be uncomfortable? That said, I agree that there's a limit to how much effort you should put into font selection -- find one that you like and that works for your purposes and leave it at that.