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1. airstr+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-11-18 19:54:24
I was the same until I started using Fira Code and don't think I'll ever go back to anything else. the ligatures are worth it

https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode

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2. jdthed+Y[view] [source] 2023-11-18 19:58:50
>>airstr+(OP)
I must say it does look awesome.

Although I'm personally not a fan of ligatures, I feel they may increase mental burden at times;

for example having to look closely if it's = vs == or == vs === among other examples.

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3. bayind+V1[view] [source] 2023-11-18 20:04:42
>>airstr+(OP)
Hack is very underrated and awesome. Fira Code is nice, so is Adobe Source Code Pro [0], and Iosevka [1]. Yet, Berkeley is truly at its own level.

[0]: https://github.com/adobe-fonts/source-code-pro

[1]: https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka

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4. logbis+Fd[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-11-18 21:12:26
>>jdthed+Y
+100 I really dislike ligatures. They are one of those things that seem great in theory but I find them to be a real distraction. This is why I never got into the JetBrains fonts — there was no ligature-free option. (Maybe there is now, but I haven’t felt motivated to try it again.)
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5. flobos+0k[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-11-18 21:47:47
>>logbis+Fd
> Maybe there is now

You’re right! Check out the NL (no ligature) version: https://github.com/JetBrains/JetBrainsMono/tree/master/fonts...

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6. dkjaud+fk[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-11-18 21:50:14
>>logbis+Fd
You don't have to use them, even if they're in the font, just turn them off in your reditor.

Conversely I can turn them on for code I didn't write.

There is no downside to ligatures.

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7. lioete+Ht[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-11-18 22:45:26
>>bayind+V1
Source Code Pro is damn near perfect for me, I've been using it for some years. Occasionally I get an itch to explore other fonts, but I always come back to this one, all its refined details just feel good to my eyes.
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8. Hissig+N3a[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-11-21 11:40:35
>>logbis+Fd
I also dislike ligatures, but I have been using JetBrains Mono for over a year now with ligatures disabled. works great!
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