Best font for programming?

Phil J Pearson

Envy Code R, designed for coding: Envy Code R preview #7 (scalable coding font) » DamienG[^] (it's not really a preview; it was released years ago).

Phil

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Chris Maunder

Every so often I think "I'll ask the guys in the Lounge. They are so sensible and mature" And then it takes me several months of amnesia for that thought to find its way back into my head. ;)

cheers Chris Maunder

OriginalGriff

I still use Consolas: it's non-proportional, so columns line up, "1" and "l" are visually different, and "0" is barred so it's distinct from "O". Works for me, so I haven't looked at changing it - I'd probably spend far too long deciding, and then get bored with in a week later! Generally speaking, I stick to a limited number of fonts: Calibri for emails, Verdana for "normal" text in documents, Consolas for non-proportional work, Arial Bold when I need emphasis. And "Heart Breaking Bad" when I want to annoy people. Heart Breaking Bad Font | dafont.com[^]

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Chris Maunder

that's very tight. good for long lines. Not easy on the eyes though.

cheers Chris Maunder

W Balboos GHB

There's Lucidia Console Or visit Top 10 Programming Fonts[^]. I worry about 0 vs O; {} vs (), and a few other items that could cause mishaps with my visual cortex's point of view. Yours may differ. Modify 1: Grrrrr. Thanks to your post I browsed FontSquirral a bit and got hold of: Inconsolata Fira Courier-Prime Code Now I need to give them a test-drive Modify 2: I just loaded Courier Prime Code into Expressions 4. It's very easy on the eyes. Not related to its ubiquitous namesake at all.

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Lost User

But they have good memories. Here is another movie quote:

You make a place for things... things come.

Which movie? :-)

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stoneyowl2

Right now I an using "Input Font" (I think it is called). I have also looked at "Hack", which is not bad. I really look for slashed zeros amd good differentiation between 'ell' and 'one'

Gary Wheeler

Ah. You must be the sole surviving APL programmer out there.

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Forogar

I just went through the Adobe rigmarole to test out this "Source Code Pro" font. You have to have their application running to use the "free" font! I have tested it and it is just not good enough, "Consolas" gives me a better editing environment and I don't have to sign up for endless junk-mail and a monitoring program to use it. I have uninstalled it but their is no mechanism to close or delete my "account" with Adobe. Also when I tried to unsubscribe from their emails it said "page not found" once I clicked the unsubscribe button.:mad:

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Duncan Edwards Jones

There is a considerable body of research that says that the harder the font is to read the more you are aware of (and concentrate on) the content - so 8pt Windings it is.

Jeremy Falcon

Chris Maunder wrote:

Every so often I think "I'll ask the guys in the Lounge. They are so sensible and mature"

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Jeremy Falcon

Jeremy Falcon

I've tried several and yet I still find myself using Consolas on Windows and right now Inconsolata on a Mac. I'd be curious to know, of a Consolas replacement for VS. Try as I may, over the years, I have found very few fonts living up to it.

Jeremy Falcon

Lost User

Use a narrow font: 1. saves space, 2. uses up less pixels (so screen lasts longer) 3. and with the code being shorter easier to understand when looking back at it years later But seriously, maintaining a few [on-]sites (and some off sites) I just stick with defaults, VS pro at home and 2010 on some client sites for quick rebuilds, farting about with fonts settings is off the table.

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kmoorevs

Courier New - Now that you mention it, I need to try something new.

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Slacker007

Consolas since it came out.

Lost User

Been switching/trying fonts for some time, and am currently using Courier New. ..but I'll quickly switch back to Comic Sans if I have to pair-program again :thumbsup:

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Jeremy Falcon

I've tried several and yet I still find myself using Consolas on Windows and right now Inconsolata on a Mac. I'd be curious to know, of a Consolas replacement for VS. Try as I may, over the years, I have found very few fonts living up to it.

Jeremy Falcon

Jeremy Falcon

Odd, I tried it and didn't like it as much. Might be worth revisiting.

Jeremy Falcon

Jeremy Falcon

I use Inconsolata on a Mac for Sublime text and so far I find it to be a very useful replacement for Consolas in the Mac world.

Jeremy Falcon

Munchies_Matt

fixedsys of course! :)