What software is typically used to create a font like this? Are there any good open source options?
Fira Code: monospaced font with programming ligatures
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Re: Fira Code: monospaced font with programming ligatures
#32After so many years, there's still no better coding font than MS Consolas. I use it everywhere (where by "everywhere" I mean Linux and OSX, since I don't use any MS products other than this font).
Re: Fira Code: monospaced font with programming ligatures
#33On what planet does it make sense to release a programming font which explicitly refuses to support both vim and emacs?
Re: Fira Code: monospaced font with programming ligatures
#34On what planet does it make sense to release a programming font which explicitly refuses to support both vim and emacs?
Exactly. However I see now that there's an Emacs workaround... maybe I'll try that some time.
Re: Fira Code: monospaced font with programming ligatures
#35On what planet does it make sense to release a programming font which explicitly refuses to support both vim and emacs?
The ligatures don't work because lots of editors don't bother to use text rendering that supports ligatures. It's an interesting perspective to blame that on the font.
Re: Fira Code: monospaced font with programming ligatures
#36What software is typically used to create a font like this? Are there any good open source options?
The readme says "Fira Code is now drawn and built in Glyps 2 app (should improve compatibility)."
Re: Fira Code: monospaced font with programming ligatures
#37On what planet does it make sense to release a programming font which explicitly refuses to support both vim and emacs?
I think you've got that backwards.
Re: Fira Code: monospaced font with programming ligatures
#38As a developer, I have spent years writing and learning to parse the meaning of sequences like ==, ===, And even if I could get my preferred editors to work with it, I would see the traditional symbols when reading code on the web, or pairing with another developer who does not use the font. It seems like a barrier to understanding, something that by nature developers strive to eliminate.
I'm torn. This idea could be something that changes how we all express code symbolically, or it will just become a fad that a tiny percentage of developers will insist on using, to the frustration of everyone else.
Re: Fira Code: monospaced font with programming ligatures
#39I feel that if you hide the text you need to type to insert a symbol, learning a new language might be hard.
For instance, some languages use != and others use ~=. If both of those look the same, you're going to have one hell of a time learning a language.
Re: Fira Code: monospaced font with programming ligatures
#40After so many years, there's still no better coding font than MS Consolas. I use it everywhere (where by "everywhere" I mean Linux and OSX, since I don't use any MS products other than this font).
Do you not like Inconsolata?