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I don't love the aggressive curly braces. Does anyone else? I feel like the whole typeface here is consistently bland, and then there's the angry curly braces t

I don't love the aggressive curly braces. Does anyone else? I feel like the whole typeface here is consistently bland, and then there's the angry curly braces that pop out of nowhere.

notduncansmith 3y ago
The parentheses are a bit intense as well IMO, though I appreciate the distinctness of vertical characters (ilI|1!)
- akiselev 3y ago
  You guys don’t find the ampersand a little too wibbly wobbly and neurotic?
  - dragonwriter 3y ago
    It’s a bit unusual, but I wouldn’t say either “wibbly wobbly” or “neurotic”. On first impression, I like it: it’s clear and distinct while managing to be light and open without having a light stroke.
  - nine_k 3y ago
    It can't be mistaken for 8 though.
    - throwawaylinux 3y ago
      Few can.
  - cjohnson318 3y ago
    I didn't see that until you mentioned it. The curly braces distracted me.
thepostman0 3y ago
Too much horizontal movement, great for python fans though.
ShadowBanThis01 3y ago
Outweighed by the fact that this font offers two things that every font should: 1. Crossbars on the capital “i” 2. A zero that’s distinguishable from an O
nine_k 3y ago
A bit to zigzaggy maybe, but now parens / brackets / braces can't be mistaken for one another. "Bland" is actually good; when reading source code, you should be able to pay no attention to the font, and concentrate on the text. I like how quotes, asterisk, circumflex, etc are large and legible.
- cjohnson318 3y ago
  I love bland. I agree that they should be very clear and legible, but I think they should to match the rest of the typeface.
layer8 3y ago
I agree, curly braces that curve back are an aesthetic abomination, IMO.
criddell 3y ago
That’s a deliberate choice and I suspect that it was driven by their goal of making a better font for low-vision developers.
kreco 3y ago
I love it ! No extra mental process to really know if a brace is a brace of a bracket.
zajio1am 3y ago
Fully agreed, these irritating curly braces are the reason to reject it.
- ShadowBanThis01 3y ago
  I was prepared to just tolerate them, but I do find it easier to identify them at a glance, and distinguish between [ and (. Just switched my IDE to this font.
alwillis 3y ago
> I don't love the aggressive curly braces. Does anyone else? I really dislike the curly braces in this font. Fonts with this stye of curly braces are a dealbreaker for me.
bluedino 3y ago
The size of the parens/brackets/braces ruin the entire font for me. Good thing they are many others.

I don't love the aggressive curly braces. Does anyone else? I feel like the whole typeface here is consistently bland, and then there's the angry curly braces that pop out of nowhere.

notduncansmith 3y ago

The parentheses are a bit intense as well IMO, though I appreciate the distinctness of vertical characters (ilI|1!)

akiselev 3y ago
You guys don’t find the ampersand a little too wibbly wobbly and neurotic?
- dragonwriter 3y ago
  It’s a bit unusual, but I wouldn’t say either “wibbly wobbly” or “neurotic”. On first impression, I like it: it’s clear and distinct while managing to be light and open without having a light stroke.
- nine_k 3y ago
  It can't be mistaken for 8 though.
  - throwawaylinux 3y ago
    Few can.
- cjohnson318 3y ago
  I didn't see that until you mentioned it. The curly braces distracted me.

thepostman0 3y ago

Too much horizontal movement, great for python fans though.

ShadowBanThis01 3y ago

Outweighed by the fact that this font offers two things that every font should: 1. Crossbars on the capital “i” 2. A zero that’s distinguishable from an O

nine_k 3y ago

A bit to zigzaggy maybe, but now parens / brackets / braces can't be mistaken for one another. "Bland" is actually good; when reading source code, you should be able to pay no attention to the font, and concentrate on the text. I like how quotes, asterisk, circumflex, etc are large and legible.

cjohnson318 3y ago
I love bland. I agree that they should be very clear and legible, but I think they should to match the rest of the typeface.

layer8 3y ago

I agree, curly braces that curve back are an aesthetic abomination, IMO.

criddell 3y ago

That’s a deliberate choice and I suspect that it was driven by their goal of making a better font for low-vision developers.

kreco 3y ago

I love it ! No extra mental process to really know if a brace is a brace of a bracket.

zajio1am 3y ago

Fully agreed, these irritating curly braces are the reason to reject it.

ShadowBanThis01 3y ago
I was prepared to just tolerate them, but I do find it easier to identify them at a glance, and distinguish between [ and (. Just switched my IDE to this font.

alwillis 3y ago

> I don't love the aggressive curly braces. Does anyone else? I really dislike the curly braces in this font. Fonts with this stye of curly braces are a dealbreaker for me.

bluedino 3y ago

The size of the parens/brackets/braces ruin the entire font for me. Good thing they are many others.