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Hermit: a font for programmers, by a programmer

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Re: Hermit: a font for programmers, by a programmer

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Post by runjake »

crazygringo wrote: post #20

> a font for programmers, by a programmer > Every glyph was carefully planned and calculated, according to defined principles and rules. For this reason, Hermit is coherent and regular. I hate to say this, but a font by a programmer makes as much sense as a database library by a font designer. Good font design is not about calculations or following principled rules; it's about what looks good to the eye, and it takes…

And some blanket comment slamming some programmer's personal efforts is equally silly.

PS: I'm a programmer and find the font attractive and easy to read, go figure.

Re: Hermit: a font for programmers, by a programmer

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Post by ajanuary »

grannyg00se wrote: post #35

Looks good to me but I think I would prefer if the cross bars (eg: on t and f) actually crossed the vertical lines a little bit. Also that upper hook on the f looks somewhat comical. Great job though. I could definitely put this font to use without feeling a strong urge to change it.

Making the crossbars cross the vertical lines would also allow the the character to be more centered. At the moment at smaller sizes you get a noticeable gap between the 't' and the 'a' in 'potato'.

Re: Hermit: a font for programmers, by a programmer

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Post by mzs »

k_bx wrote: post #7

"m" doesn't seems nice http://pcaro.es/i/Hermit_10pt.png

I really like the m, not fuzzy and I can tell right away it's an m. To me it's not so important how pretty it is as much as how easy it is to tell what is what. Lower case k looks really good to me too, too often that and lower case h are sort of fuzzy and hard to distinguish in small size.

Re: Hermit: a font for programmers, by a programmer

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Post by stettix »

crazygringo wrote: post #20

> a font for programmers, by a programmer > Every glyph was carefully planned and calculated, according to defined principles and rules. For this reason, Hermit is coherent and regular. I hate to say this, but a font by a programmer makes as much sense as a database library by a font designer. Good font design is not about calculations or following principled rules; it's about what looks good to the eye, and it takes…

Agreed. For an excellent description of the dedication and artistry it takes to create a good font, have a look at the film "Learning to See as an Artist", produced by Edward Tufte, describing the life and work of designer Inge Druckrey: http://vimeo.com/45232468.

Re: Hermit: a font for programmers, by a programmer

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Post by Fuzzwah »

jamesaguilar wrote: post #2

It's hard for me to imagine ever finding anything better than Ubuntu Mono, but for those who haven't found a love of their font-life, now might be a helpful time to relink to the one slant article I ever saw: http://www.slant.co/topics/67/~what-are-the-best-programming...

My go to is Bitstream Vera Mono

http://www.dafont.com/bitstream-vera-mono.font

Re: Hermit: a font for programmers, by a programmer

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Post by gocard »

gocard wrote: post #54
collyw wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you explain to a font ignoramus like me what is wrong with it?

It's a serif font, which makes it noisier in my opinion. It's also a relatively thin font, making it more difficult to read.

Compare the fonts on this page. Courier gets muddied when it's bolded, and feels a tad thin when not, in my opinion:

http://hivelogic.com/articles/top-10-programming-fonts

The last 3 fonts listed on the page are really strong for programming.

Re: Hermit: a font for programmers, by a programmer

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Post by bluedino »

icecreampain wrote: post #43

There's no download link. That means the font doesn't exist. And what grinds my gears even more: by submitting NOTHING the submitter has earned by hate and the maker of the font, no matter how nice the font may or may not be, will ensure that I will never mention the font to anyone. And if anyone dares name the font they will be getting an earful in return. Submitting garbage (non-existent garbage) like that is like…

It's coming soon - I think he wanted some input before making a release.

Re: Hermit: a font for programmers, by a programmer

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Post by geophile »

crazygringo wrote: post #20

> a font for programmers, by a programmer > Every glyph was carefully planned and calculated, according to defined principles and rules. For this reason, Hermit is coherent and regular. I hate to say this, but a font by a programmer makes as much sense as a database library by a font designer. Good font design is not about calculations or following principled rules; it's about what looks good to the eye, and it takes…

Respect.

All that said, this font looks pretty good to me as a programmer, (12 point version, at least), and I'm going to try it out when it's available. I've been looking for a good font to use in emacs on OS X and have never found one that I liked. (On Linux, my preference is 9x15.)

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