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Intel One Mono

48 points by LorenDB 3y ago

dpc_01234 3y ago
Oh, that's the one I've switched to last time it was on HN (months ago). AMA ;D FWIW. My eyes are fine, no idea if it helps with eye strain, I just like how it looks.
miohtama 3y ago
What are the most popular / best sofware developer fonts today? Personally I am favour of Jetbrains Mono, but always interested to see if there is still typeface innovation going on after 500 years.
- zackangelo 3y ago
  I like Berkeley Mono [0]. [0] https://berkeleygraphics.com/typefaces/berkeley-mono https://berkeleygraphics.com/typefaces/berkeley-mono
- globular-toast 3y ago
  I can only use Ubuntu Mono. For some reason it is way more dense than any other monospace font I've found. I'd like to switch it up from time to time and try new fonts, but every time I've tried I lose a significant number of lines, or I have to set the font tiny and it looks rubbish. Are there any other fonts that are as dense as Ubuntu Mono?
  - frfl 3y ago
    Check here https://www.programmingfonts.org/#ubuntu https://www.programmingfonts.org/#ubuntu
- subidit 3y ago
  I made a list of most popular monospaced fonts on hacker news[1]. [1] https://github.com/subidit/typophilia?tab=readme-ov-file#fonts-for-code https://github.com/subidit/typophilia?tab=readme-ov-file#fon...
  - miohtama 3y ago
    Wow, thank you for the comprehensive work.
  - mdaniel 3y ago
    Since the repo description says "Awesome list" (and it is, in fact, awesome!) might I recommend tagging it with https://github.com/topics/awesome https://github.com/topics/awesome so folks not lucky enough to be in this thread can also enjoy your content?
    - subidit 3y ago
      Glad that you liked it. Will do that in future. I'm still trying to organise the info in a meaningful manner without being overwhelming. My intent is to make a collection of just the impactful players (influential typefaces, designers and foundries) in a concise manner. I have many other lists in the pipeline (other files in the repo). Finding it really difficult to be objective/professional about (some silly) typeface when writing about it. Although I don't want to put my opinions on a list about fonts but still feel so strongly about it that most descriptions are still left blank. Hopefully I'll be able to compile a (not so long) list about fonts very soon.
- sigilis 3y ago
  I currently use Berkeley Mono: https://berkeleygraphics.com/typefaces/berkeley-mono/ https://berkeleygraphics.com/typefaces/berkeley-mono/ I find it pleasing to my eye, a bit retro.
- cabirum 3y ago
  Cascadia Code - coding ligatures, variable width [1]: https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code
- JohnDeHope 3y ago
  CommitMono is my current favorite.
- frfl 3y ago
  Source Code Pro Semibold 9px is my default Looks better than anything else to my eyes on the terminal
- JohnDeHope 3y ago
  https://programmingfonts.tumblr.com/ https://programmingfonts.tumblr.com/
- jkmcf 3y ago
  I've been using Commit Mono for the past 6 months or so and love the clarity at small sizes (for my eyes, at least). Before that, I mainly used Source Code Pro and Comic Mono. My long term friend is Bitstream Vera Sans Mono. https://commitmono.com/ https://commitmono.com/
- noir_lord 3y ago
  Comic Mono. I started using it as a bit of a joke but I actually really liked it - visually distinct, easy to read and works well at small and larger sizes. https://dtinth.github.io/comic-mono-font/ https://dtinth.github.io/comic-mono-font/
  - r0ckarong 3y ago
    Thanks, Satan.
  - frfl 3y ago
    > A legible monospace font… the very typeface you’ve been trained to recognize since childhood I'm guessing very very few kids today have or will see Comic Sans. 98/XP golden years, clippy/wizard/dog, minesweeper, space cadet pinball, winamp, classic MS paint
    - IshKebab 3y ago
      I dunno, it's still pretty popular in primary school work sheets & notices. They're probably less likely to use it themselves but their teachers are quite likely to use it and show it to them.
      - frfl 3y ago
        You're right. Didn't consider that.
- LorenDB 3y ago
  I've been using IBM Plex Mono for several years now.
- citrin_ru 3y ago
  Not sure if this font is still popular but I started to use terminus [1] early in my career. Since then I tried multiple other fonts but nothing stuck. I used to it over the years and to overcome familiarity I would need a font which is not just better but much better. [1] https://terminus-font.sourceforge.net/ https://terminus-font.sourceforge.net/
- nunez 3y ago
  I still rock DejaVuSans
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autoexecbat 3y ago
I get a DRM enable request when visiting that page
rafaelmn 3y ago
Site doesn't include code snippet with font as showcase :( Looks quite wide from the font preview.
- CharlesW 3y ago
  https://www.programmingfonts.org/#intel-one-mono https://www.programmingfonts.org/#intel-one-mono
clircle 3y ago
Someone has got to break this down for me. Why is corporate font creation so in vogue? What's the business logic in this?
- CharlesW 3y ago
  For a relatively low cost (<$100K), Intel gets brand promotion and visibility, a viral marketing vehicle, a way to boost credibility with the audience (developers in this case), the potential to increase the perception of open source support, the opportunity to create community goodwill, etc.
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CharlesW 3y ago
This looks interesting, but the italic faces appear to be simple obliques rather than the unique glyphs of IBM Plex Mono, JetBrains Mono, etc.
adontz 3y ago
It's really sad this is just another [Extended] Latin only font. One more of all these beautiful fonts I cannot use because I have to edit files in three languages. Maybe 1 in 100 developers is visually impaired, but 75 in 100 developers are not native English speakers.
- Kon-Peki 3y ago
  Instead of complaining about an American company releasing something that is useful to Americans, perhaps you should complain that companies in your country are not releasing things that are useful to people in your country.
  - adontz 3y ago
    I really do not consider Intel a US or US-focused company. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263560/net-revenue-of-intel-by-region-since-2006/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/263560/net-revenue-of-in...
- least 3y ago
  What other languages are you writing in? Latin script covers a lot more languages than just English, assuming it supports at least some diacritics. English is not the only language using latin script, so the point about 75 in 100 developers not being native english speakers is inconsequential. There is a lot of knowledge required to make a font that covers all sorts of scripts, especially with constraints like it being monospaced. It's not impossible, but it'd be a massive and expensive undertaking with arguably little benefit.
  - adontz 3y ago
    Georgian and Russian. Georgian is hopeless, I'm really just whining into the void. DejaVu is my only option to make text editor not look like a movie style ransom letter.
- yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
  So the obvious question is why those 75% aren't making fonts?
lylejantzi3rd 3y ago
It's very... jagged. Especially compared to the SF Mono I've been using.
FireBeyond 3y ago
You can absolutely see the parallels and inspiration from the Operator font (https://www.typography.com/blog/introducing-operator https://www.typography.com/blog/introducing-operator) by Hoefler & Co, perhaps not surprising as one of the Intel One Mono designers is Tobias Frere-Jones, and Operator was created when Hoefler & Co was Hoefler and Frere-Jones.
- dr_kiszonka 3y ago
  They seem to really like these exaggerated curly braces.
sktrdie 3y ago
Hold up. The first example in their intro video is a snippet of ancient React code. How old is this?
cosmotic 3y ago
Evidence of efficacy, please.

48 points by LorenDB 3y ago

Oh, that's the one I've switched to last time it was on HN (months ago). AMA ;D FWIW. My eyes are fine, no idea if it helps with eye strain, I just like how it looks.

miohtama 3y ago

What are the most popular / best sofware developer fonts today? Personally I am favour of Jetbrains Mono, but always interested to see if there is still typeface innovation going on after 500 years.

zackangelo 3y ago
I like Berkeley Mono [0]. [0] https://berkeleygraphics.com/typefaces/berkeley-mono https://berkeleygraphics.com/typefaces/berkeley-mono
globular-toast 3y ago
I can only use Ubuntu Mono. For some reason it is way more dense than any other monospace font I've found. I'd like to switch it up from time to time and try new fonts, but every time I've tried I lose a significant number of lines, or I have to set the font tiny and it looks rubbish. Are there any other fonts that are as dense as Ubuntu Mono?
- frfl 3y ago
  Check here https://www.programmingfonts.org/#ubuntu https://www.programmingfonts.org/#ubuntu
subidit 3y ago
I made a list of most popular monospaced fonts on hacker news[1]. [1] https://github.com/subidit/typophilia?tab=readme-ov-file#fonts-for-code https://github.com/subidit/typophilia?tab=readme-ov-file#fon...
- miohtama 3y ago
  Wow, thank you for the comprehensive work.
- mdaniel 3y ago
  Since the repo description says "Awesome list" (and it is, in fact, awesome!) might I recommend tagging it with https://github.com/topics/awesome https://github.com/topics/awesome so folks not lucky enough to be in this thread can also enjoy your content?
  - subidit 3y ago
    Glad that you liked it. Will do that in future. I'm still trying to organise the info in a meaningful manner without being overwhelming. My intent is to make a collection of just the impactful players (influential typefaces, designers and foundries) in a concise manner. I have many other lists in the pipeline (other files in the repo). Finding it really difficult to be objective/professional about (some silly) typeface when writing about it. Although I don't want to put my opinions on a list about fonts but still feel so strongly about it that most descriptions are still left blank. Hopefully I'll be able to compile a (not so long) list about fonts very soon.
sigilis 3y ago
I currently use Berkeley Mono: https://berkeleygraphics.com/typefaces/berkeley-mono/ https://berkeleygraphics.com/typefaces/berkeley-mono/ I find it pleasing to my eye, a bit retro.
cabirum 3y ago
Cascadia Code - coding ligatures, variable width [1]: https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code
JohnDeHope 3y ago
CommitMono is my current favorite.
frfl 3y ago
Source Code Pro Semibold 9px is my default Looks better than anything else to my eyes on the terminal
JohnDeHope 3y ago
https://programmingfonts.tumblr.com/ https://programmingfonts.tumblr.com/
jkmcf 3y ago
I've been using Commit Mono for the past 6 months or so and love the clarity at small sizes (for my eyes, at least). Before that, I mainly used Source Code Pro and Comic Mono. My long term friend is Bitstream Vera Sans Mono. https://commitmono.com/ https://commitmono.com/
noir_lord 3y ago
Comic Mono. I started using it as a bit of a joke but I actually really liked it - visually distinct, easy to read and works well at small and larger sizes. https://dtinth.github.io/comic-mono-font/ https://dtinth.github.io/comic-mono-font/
- r0ckarong 3y ago
  Thanks, Satan.
- frfl 3y ago
  > A legible monospace font… the very typeface you’ve been trained to recognize since childhood I'm guessing very very few kids today have or will see Comic Sans. 98/XP golden years, clippy/wizard/dog, minesweeper, space cadet pinball, winamp, classic MS paint
  - IshKebab 3y ago
    I dunno, it's still pretty popular in primary school work sheets & notices. They're probably less likely to use it themselves but their teachers are quite likely to use it and show it to them.
    - frfl 3y ago
      You're right. Didn't consider that.
LorenDB 3y ago
I've been using IBM Plex Mono for several years now.
citrin_ru 3y ago
Not sure if this font is still popular but I started to use terminus [1] early in my career. Since then I tried multiple other fonts but nothing stuck. I used to it over the years and to overcome familiarity I would need a font which is not just better but much better. [1] https://terminus-font.sourceforge.net/ https://terminus-font.sourceforge.net/
nunez 3y ago
I still rock DejaVuSans

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autoexecbat 3y ago

I get a DRM enable request when visiting that page

rafaelmn 3y ago

Site doesn't include code snippet with font as showcase :( Looks quite wide from the font preview.

CharlesW 3y ago
https://www.programmingfonts.org/#intel-one-mono https://www.programmingfonts.org/#intel-one-mono

clircle 3y ago

Someone has got to break this down for me. Why is corporate font creation so in vogue? What's the business logic in this?

CharlesW 3y ago
For a relatively low cost (<$100K), Intel gets brand promotion and visibility, a viral marketing vehicle, a way to boost credibility with the audience (developers in this case), the potential to increase the perception of open source support, the opportunity to create community goodwill, etc.
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CharlesW 3y ago

This looks interesting, but the italic faces appear to be simple obliques rather than the unique glyphs of IBM Plex Mono, JetBrains Mono, etc.

adontz 3y ago

It's really sad this is just another [Extended] Latin only font. One more of all these beautiful fonts I cannot use because I have to edit files in three languages. Maybe 1 in 100 developers is visually impaired, but 75 in 100 developers are not native English speakers.

Kon-Peki 3y ago
Instead of complaining about an American company releasing something that is useful to Americans, perhaps you should complain that companies in your country are not releasing things that are useful to people in your country.
- adontz 3y ago
  I really do not consider Intel a US or US-focused company. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263560/net-revenue-of-intel-by-region-since-2006/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/263560/net-revenue-of-in...
least 3y ago
What other languages are you writing in? Latin script covers a lot more languages than just English, assuming it supports at least some diacritics. English is not the only language using latin script, so the point about 75 in 100 developers not being native english speakers is inconsequential. There is a lot of knowledge required to make a font that covers all sorts of scripts, especially with constraints like it being monospaced. It's not impossible, but it'd be a massive and expensive undertaking with arguably little benefit.
- adontz 3y ago
  Georgian and Russian. Georgian is hopeless, I'm really just whining into the void. DejaVu is my only option to make text editor not look like a movie style ransom letter.
yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
So the obvious question is why those 75% aren't making fonts?

lylejantzi3rd 3y ago

It's very... jagged. Especially compared to the SF Mono I've been using.

FireBeyond 3y ago

You can absolutely see the parallels and inspiration from the Operator font (https://www.typography.com/blog/introducing-operator https://www.typography.com/blog/introducing-operator) by Hoefler & Co, perhaps not surprising as one of the Intel One Mono designers is Tobias Frere-Jones, and Operator was created when Hoefler & Co was Hoefler and Frere-Jones.

dr_kiszonka 3y ago
They seem to really like these exaggerated curly braces.

sktrdie 3y ago

Hold up. The first example in their intro video is a snippet of ancient React code. How old is this?

cosmotic 3y ago

Evidence of efficacy, please.