Question:

Does anyone here use the so called "Programmers Fonts"? If so, does it help? Also, is there any that anyone can recommend?

If you don't have problems with your current font, keep it.
I like terminus. No confusion between 1 and l and I (haha) and the likes. Looks beautiful. Installable in one command with apt-get.

For my Terminal emulator I like `Inconsolatas` but for code in my IDE? got to go with `Operator Pro Mono`. Got some sexy ligatures. But it's sold (yes to be used as a font in your IDE, not public) for $100.

But there's no way someone could created a torrent for a .ttf/.woff file. It's totally not available if you google it. For free. Yeah definitly doesn't work. pretty sure.

@Gauthier terrible logic there. Please refer to human history.

@rozzzly I had a look at operator, if I'm not mistaken it's priced at 200$ 😳

But from personal experience, are these fonts any better than the fonts we already use? In terms of eye strains etc.

I recently started using fira-code, and so far it's been pretty good. Has some good programming ligatures, which took some getting used to but now I'm quite happy with them.

@Gauthier well I personally do have a problem when working hours on a project. I usually give my eyes and mind a 5 minute rest after every 30 to 45 minutes. However I am curious if such fonts actually do you any good or not hahaha

In terms of your comparison, I'm not sure what my current font is.. but I don't think I have ever faced a problem with I and Ls haha, but readability sometimes does give me problems

@saDammie-Jr never heard of it, will give it a try. Thanks :D

source code pro & deja vu sans mono are both nice imo.

Menlo is my favorite

Fira Code, Monoid and Roboto Mono are my favorites, but my default font is Fira Code.

has nobody tried Mononoki? i love it. I also use a very unpopular font called Ahamono. It used to be free.

I think I'm the only one who's still stuck with "Consolas".. lol

Consolas is my code don't. No regrets whatsoever.

Comic Sans surely! You'll write every line with a smile from then on.

Fira Code - master class 😎

Open-source: Inconsolata, Droid Sans Mono

Proprietary: Menlo, Consolas

Source Code Pro ftw