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Programming Fonts – Test Drive

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Post by southwindcg » Mon, Jan 21, 2019, 3:30 AM UTC

Programming Fonts – Test Drive
app.programmingfonts.org

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Post by soperj » Mon, Jan 21, 2019, 4:50 AM UTC

Probably a very un-used font for programming, but my favorite is Operator Mono (Book Italic) - https://www.typography.com/fonts/operator/styles/ -

Strange to be using an italic to code in, but I quite like it.

edit: someone has actually added ligatures to operator mono if that's your thing (https://github.com/kiliman/operator-mono-lig)

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Post by ilrwbwrkhv » Mon, Jan 21, 2019, 4:52 AM UTC

very good site...... love it

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Post by Jerry2 » Mon, Jan 21, 2019, 4:55 AM UTC

One of my favorites is PragmataPro [0] (with powerline glyphs) and I'm sad it's not there. I guess they can't use proprietary fonts. PragmataPro was so weird when I started using it but it has grown on me and now I have a hard time switching to a terminal that uses something else.

In any case, if you're like me and you look at the terminal screen for hours on end every single day, find some font that won't tire your eyes and is optimized for your screen. If you have to squint or double-check letters or numbers because they're unclear, increase the size or switch to a different font.

[0] https://www.fsd.it/shop/fonts/pragmatapro/

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Post by shurcooL » Mon, Jan 21, 2019, 5:17 AM UTC

I’m glad that Go Mono made the cut. I’ve been using it happily for a while, despite it being an underdog font.

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Post by fxfan » Mon, Jan 21, 2019, 5:19 AM UTC

soperj wrote: post #2

Probably a very un-used font for programming, but my favorite is Operator Mono (Book Italic) - https://www.typography.com/fonts/operator/styles/ - Strange to be using an italic to code in, but I quite like it. edit: someone has actually added ligatures to operator mono if that's your thing ( https://github.com/kiliman/operator-mono-lig )

600usd is a bit steep- no disrespect to the designer.

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Post by rb808 » Mon, Jan 21, 2019, 5:21 AM UTC

Awesome, am loving this one with colors on http://app.programmingfonts.org/#press-start-2p

It would be nice to have some flags to show what the license is for each one.

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Post by rakic » Mon, Jan 21, 2019, 5:24 AM UTC

https://twitter.com/boletrone/status/1087225897244151810

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Post by gnulinux » Mon, Jan 21, 2019, 5:27 AM UTC

Jerry2 wrote: post #4

One of my favorites is PragmataPro [0] (with powerline glyphs) and I'm sad it's not there. I guess they can't use proprietary fonts. PragmataPro was so weird when I started using it but it has grown on me and now I have a hard time switching to a terminal that uses something else. In any case, if you're like me and you look at the terminal screen for hours on end every single day, find some font that won't tire your…

Huh. Not to sound cheap, but it really seems unnecessary to me to spend 60 Eur for a font, when I already have really good fonts like Inconsolata in my reach for free. Is font really that important, do you think? This is an honest question, please don't think I'm sarcastic.

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Post by soperj » Mon, Jan 21, 2019, 5:29 AM UTC

fxfan wrote: post #6

soperj wrote: post #2

Probably a very un-used font for programming, but my favorite is Operator Mono (Book Italic) - https://www.typography.com/fonts/operator/styles/ - Strange to be using an italic to code in, but I quite like it. edit: someone has actually added ligatures to operator mono if that's your thing ( https://github.com/kiliman/operator-mono-lig )

600usd is a bit steep- no disrespect to the designer.

It is $199 for 1 computer. Don't know where you see 600?