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Ask 100 Programmers what their favourite font is and you get 100 answers :)

I'm a big fan of Proggy (the clean / slashed zero / bold puncutation one) combined with a light color on a dark background I can stuff as much code on my monitor as possible without straining my eyes. That way I believe to better oversee the structure of the code and need to scroll less, but each to his own.

Proggy: http://www.proggyfonts.net/download/

Programming font comparison: https://s9w.github.io/font_compare/



I thought everyone just used consolas!


Real coders use comic sans.


Real coders use Papyrus just as their ancient Egyptian forefathers before them.

EDIT: Free obfuscation security from over-the-shoulder glances for the real coders that code in Wingdings.


I would say our Egyptian forefathers used a font more along the lines of Wingdings than papyrus.




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