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What font does /g/ use for programming?
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And what is /g/'s opinion on fonts with ligatures?

I recently discovered fonts with support for ligatures and I have started using FiraCode myself.
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>>55562358
termsyn or ubuntumono
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There is also this site where you can try out 50 free monospace fonts.

http://app.programmingfonts.org/
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source code pro by adobe
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>>55562512
I used to use Source Code Pro, it's really nice.

There is a fork of source code pro with support for ligatures. Too bad it's mostly aimed for the haskell users.

https://github.com/i-tu/Hasklig
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>>55562358
I've been using DejaVu Sans Mono (based on Bitstream Vera) since forever. Ligatures in the context of fixed-width terminal/programming fonts actually hurt readability IMO.
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>>55562358
consolas or die
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>>55562358
Liberation Mono
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>>55562587
Interesting, how so? Or is it just personal preference?
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>>55562358
Cousine.
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>>55562634
In programming, where a single symbol can change the entire logic, it better be represented by an easy to distignuish, separate glyph.
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>>55562358
This just seems like a really terrible idea.
Part of the appeal of monospace fonts is the unambiguity of logic operators and no kerning to fuck it up regardless of how poor the printing is in your textbook.

How the fuck am I supposed to know the exact symbol sequence required to create ~~~> or whatever the fuck that's supposed to be?
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