That's funny, because I had the exact opposite reaction. I was using Consolas, and when I turned on JetBrains Mono I thought "Ah! This is so much clearer!" Just goes to show you how subjective fonts are.
Impression and our perceived satisfication is certainly subjective. And sometimes, the only thing we are looking for is a change.
But readability and legibility can be measured. It's unfortunate that Jetbrains makes a bunch of claims without supporting any of them with results surveys/studies, because if right, that would translate to other font designs as well.
But readability and legibility can be measured. It's unfortunate that Jetbrains makes a bunch of claims without supporting any of them with results surveys/studies, because if right, that would translate to other font designs as well.