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I'm going to be honest... After a while, all of these programmer fonts start to look the same to me.
They have a nice playground which lets you try different fonts. Give it a go: http://sourcefoundry.org/hack/playground.html (click once on the fonts dropdown then use the down arrow to compare them quickly)
https://web.archive.org/web/20150407130603/http://mckoss.com...
Real programmers use a 3x5 pixel font, to get the most code on the screen as possible! https://web.archive.org/web/20150407130603/http://mckoss.com...
(the obvious: 3 height allows for a lot more lines than 5)
I'm going to be honest... After a while, all of these programmer fonts start to look the same to me.
Yeah like, why bother stressing over the exact configuration of pixels that you're using to make your i's tail. Just pick a monospaced font that you can read and get to making something worthwhile.
Also, in the larger scope of things all the "good enough"'s at times add up to something awful. Had we perfected everything the bothering wouldn't exist. You would look at the font and click some button to have or have not become it part of your collection.
I use emacs, and don't have a clue as to what font I'm using. It's monospace, and that's about all that matters to me. As long as I can tell the difference between I, 1 and l - I really couldn't care less.
Comparison page with quite a few programming fonts, Hack among them: http://s9w.github.io/font_compare/
I really need to update that thing also, this is a later version: http://www.s9w.io/font_compare/
Honest question here, does anyone else have no idea what font they are using in their text editor? I use emacs, and don't have a clue as to what font I'm using. It's monospace, and that's about all that matters to me. As long as I can tell the difference between I, 1 and l - I really couldn't care less.
I'm going to be honest... After a while, all of these programmer fonts start to look the same to me.
Programmer fonts are even more samey as they are used at such small sizes comparatively and of course have the additional constraint of being monospaced (most of the time).
Personally with the amount of code I stare at each day even an oddly placed pixel can be annoying.
Nothing beats good-ole 6x13 font in a terminal. :-)
Windows doesn't render fonts the same way so I wound up creating a near clone of Monaco @ 10pt on a Mac and called it Monocle. I fixed some things that annoyed me along the way.
Here's an earlier version that I used to show people: https://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/517659/monoclefix...
Real programmers use a 3x5 pixel font, to get the most code on the screen as possible! https://web.archive.org/web/20150407130603/http://mckoss.com...
I mean I'm young, but my eyes can't do that. I don't know anyone who can :x