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Jaruzel on Oct 20, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Lesser Known Coding Fonts

I used to think this, until I went on my quest to find a better fonts. Microsoft did a really good job on Consolas to make it look great on Windows.

Unfortunately a lot of coding fonts dont hint well on Windows, or only look good in hiDPI...

Eventually I settled on Droid Sans Mono, which I modified to have a slashed Zero.

forrestthewoods on Oct 20, 2019 [–]

Yup. These days a shocking number of people never test on Windows or a 1080p monitor.

Windows is my primary dev environment. I don’t think many people are even trying to look good there. So I’m not sure Consolas will ever be dethroned. Not for me at least.

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