Top Programming Fonts

#1

Post by danbenjamin » Mon, May 18, 2009, 3:11 PM UTC

Re: Top Programming Fonts

#2

Post by badger7 » Mon, May 18, 2009, 3:46 PM UTC

Badger's Top 1 programming font: Something monospace.

(Hmmm, I seem to have some time left over... should I review my choice of font, or just code something with my current choice?)

Re: Top Programming Fonts

#3

Post by jasongullickson » Mon, May 18, 2009, 4:28 PM UTC

ProFont - what other font is easily readable down to 6pt?

Re: Top Programming Fonts

#4

Post by joshuarr » Mon, May 18, 2009, 4:55 PM UTC

jasongullickson wrote: post #3

ProFont - what other font is easily readable down to 6pt?

Deja Vu - my personal favorite.

Re: Top Programming Fonts

#5

Post by daeken » Mon, May 18, 2009, 5:19 PM UTC

No mention of Dina? That's a shame. I love Proggy, but Dina is much more readable IMO. (It's on the Proggy site as well)

Re: Top Programming Fonts

#6

Post by ashleyw » Mon, May 18, 2009, 5:48 PM UTC

I love 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono'. I've tried tons of fonts, but always fall back on that. I use Ruby a lot, and it complements the language nicely…

Re: Top Programming Fonts

#7

Post by callahad » Mon, May 18, 2009, 5:55 PM UTC

For whatever reason, I can't stand how Windows or FreeType anti-alias Inconsolata. But on a Mac, it's dreamy.

It is, however, somewhat annoying when I exuberantly recommend a typeface, only to see it become rather unusable when rendered by another system.

Re: Top Programming Fonts

#8

Post by moe » Mon, May 18, 2009, 6:03 PM UTC

In the past, we’ve had to decide between tiny monospace fonts or jagged edges. But today, modern operating systems do a great job of anti-aliasing, making monospace fonts look great at any size. It’s not 1990 anymore. Give your tired eyes a break and bump up that font size.

No, thanks. All the anti-aliased screenshots in his post look blurry and some make me outright cringe.

Also he missed my personal favorite: http://www.netalive.org/tinkering/triskweline/

Re: Top Programming Fonts

#9

Post by benreesman » Mon, May 18, 2009, 6:37 PM UTC

jasongullickson wrote: post #3

ProFont - what other font is easily readable down to 6pt?

upvoted because profont is simply lovely, but i can't get it to work reasonably on the mac.

switched first to inconsolata, but i like consolas a little bit better.

Re: Top Programming Fonts

#10

Post by benreesman » Mon, May 18, 2009, 6:37 PM UTC

callahad wrote: post #7

For whatever reason, I can't stand how Windows or FreeType anti-alias Inconsolata. But on a Mac, it's dreamy. It is, however, somewhat annoying when I exuberantly recommend a typeface, only to see it become rather unusable when rendered by another system.

if you like inconsolata on the mac, try consolas which is very similar but in my opinion just a little bit more aesthetically pleasing.