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You are missing the point. Presence of ligatures in a "font designed for developers" is neither a plus nor a selling point. It is a pointless embellishment tha

by eps 5y ago

You are missing the point. Presence of ligatures in a "font designed for developers" is neither a plus nor a selling point. It is a pointless embellishment that shows that fonts' authors don't grok the character-oriented nature of computer languages. So them parading ligatures as something desirable only serves to detract from the rest of the font design and to nick their credibility as coding font designers.

the_mitsuhiko 5y ago
For what it's worth I also have ligatures disabled but I do think it's fair for fonts to include them, particularly because it makes the fonts more versatile in settings where you want them. In particular when doing presentations having fonts that are capable of producing ligatures in monospace contexts is quite useful.
hunterb123 5y ago
> It is a pointless embellishment That's like your opinion man. > So them parading ligatures as something desirable Others desire them, so they include them. I thank that. > shows that fonts' authors don't grok the character-oriented nature of computer languages Nonsense, just an empty insult. I don't think you grok ligatures. > only serves to detract from the rest of the font design Your opinion, I believe it enhances the font design. > to nick their credibility as coding font designers Another empty insult. Including a feature that people like doesn't hurt their credibility. See also: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/subjective https://www.dictionary.com/browse/subjective https://www.dictionary.com/browse/opinion https://www.dictionary.com/browse/opinion https://www.dictionary.com/browse/aesthetic https://www.dictionary.com/browse/aesthetic
michaelcampbell 5y ago
> fonts' authors don't grok the character-oriented nature of computer languages. Hogwash. They provided all the characters (which ligatures are also, but you seem bizarrely "against" but "for" the ASCII ones), and ligature-less versions as well. So they grok it at least that far.
ctvo 5y ago
I would concede your point if these folks were trying to sell you a used car. You don't need to take their word or rely on their credibility for anything. There's a demo right there of the font for you to decide if it's for you or not.

by eps 5y ago

the_mitsuhiko 5y ago

For what it's worth I also have ligatures disabled but I do think it's fair for fonts to include them, particularly because it makes the fonts more versatile in settings where you want them. In particular when doing presentations having fonts that are capable of producing ligatures in monospace contexts is quite useful.

hunterb123 5y ago

> It is a pointless embellishment That's like your opinion man. > So them parading ligatures as something desirable Others desire them, so they include them. I thank that. > shows that fonts' authors don't grok the character-oriented nature of computer languages Nonsense, just an empty insult. I don't think you grok ligatures. > only serves to detract from the rest of the font design Your opinion, I believe it enhances the font design. > to nick their credibility as coding font designers Another empty insult. Including a feature that people like doesn't hurt their credibility. See also: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/subjective https://www.dictionary.com/browse/subjective https://www.dictionary.com/browse/opinion https://www.dictionary.com/browse/opinion https://www.dictionary.com/browse/aesthetic https://www.dictionary.com/browse/aesthetic

michaelcampbell 5y ago

> fonts' authors don't grok the character-oriented nature of computer languages. Hogwash. They provided all the characters (which ligatures are also, but you seem bizarrely "against" but "for" the ASCII ones), and ligature-less versions as well. So they grok it at least that far.

ctvo 5y ago

I would concede your point if these folks were trying to sell you a used car. You don't need to take their word or rely on their credibility for anything. There's a demo right there of the font for you to decide if it's for you or not.