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Of his existing incumbent choice, Inconsolata, the author says: > Unfortunately I am failing to find the words to explain why this pleases my eyes so much; a s

Of his existing incumbent choice, Inconsolata, the author says: > Unfortunately I am failing to find the words to explain why this pleases my eyes so much; a screenful of it makes me happy. One theory about why would be that he has been looking at it day in and day out for years, and we tend to think that things we are more familiar with are more beautiful. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mere-exposure_effect https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mere-exposure_effect

markdoubleyou 4y ago
This describes me. Every couple of years I read an article like this, download a handful of monospaced fonts, and try to use each one for at least an hour. Inevitably, every one of them has some little problem that rubs me the wrong way, and I go back to my old standby: Consolas, the dad jeans of programming fonts. I've been using it for 15 years, and I think I'm doomed to use it for the rest of my career.
- jmnicolas 4y ago
  Then there are people like me that will use the default font provided by the software they use. I have absolutely no idea what coding font I use (and it varies between IDE anyway).
  - Semaphor 4y ago
    Similar for me. Sometimes articles like this motivate me to find a new font. I spend some hours deciding on one and then use it. Until I wrote my device (I use windows, so once a year), lose the font, and don't even realize it. This repeats with the next article.
- replwoacause 4y ago
  Have you tried Menlo? It's pretty great. It manages to make you look stylish without sacrificing comfort.
  - rofrol 4y ago
    Yup, I think the best one https://imgur.com/a/5zPQ09F https://imgur.com/a/5zPQ09F
PaulDavisThe1st 4y ago
However, I had the same reaction to Inconsolata the first time I saw it: "I have to have this".
kubb 4y ago
Inconsolata is also my choice. It's like a monospace font with light serifs, and looks great on high res displays. Very pleasing. In my case, I knew that I liked it shortly after discovering it.

markdoubleyou 4y ago

This describes me. Every couple of years I read an article like this, download a handful of monospaced fonts, and try to use each one for at least an hour. Inevitably, every one of them has some little problem that rubs me the wrong way, and I go back to my old standby: Consolas, the dad jeans of programming fonts. I've been using it for 15 years, and I think I'm doomed to use it for the rest of my career.

jmnicolas 4y ago
Then there are people like me that will use the default font provided by the software they use. I have absolutely no idea what coding font I use (and it varies between IDE anyway).
- Semaphor 4y ago
  Similar for me. Sometimes articles like this motivate me to find a new font. I spend some hours deciding on one and then use it. Until I wrote my device (I use windows, so once a year), lose the font, and don't even realize it. This repeats with the next article.
replwoacause 4y ago
Have you tried Menlo? It's pretty great. It manages to make you look stylish without sacrificing comfort.
- rofrol 4y ago
  Yup, I think the best one https://imgur.com/a/5zPQ09F https://imgur.com/a/5zPQ09F

PaulDavisThe1st 4y ago

However, I had the same reaction to Inconsolata the first time I saw it: "I have to have this".

kubb 4y ago

Inconsolata is also my choice. It's like a monospace font with light serifs, and looks great on high res displays. Very pleasing. In my case, I knew that I liked it shortly after discovering it.