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by PureParadigm 1650 days ago
I use Dracula color scheme along with the Cascadia Code font [1]. I've been using this set up in both VSCode for Rust and Java in IntelliJ. I find this combination to be extremely readable. Dracula uses many very different colors which make different parts of code obvious. Cascadia has unique shapes for many of the characters which makes distinguishing them a breeze. Would definitely recommend giving this combo a shot!

[1] https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code

2 comments

Yes, Cascadia is a bit quirky but pretty nice. Currently I’m on JetBrains Mono which I find works great for me in terms of legibility. I love the slightly increased letter height and use it at 11 pt on a 27” display in Visual Studio. It reminds me a bit of IBM Plex Mono but I like it more. https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/mono/
JetBrains Mono Thin is the single best programming font I've used. Just a complete treat for my eyes to read over the hours.
I'm a huge fan too. I even make the font bigger in my terminal sometimes just to appreciate it up close.
It took me years to switch from Ubuntu Mono[1] to IBM Plex Mono[2] but now I feel like I'm never gonna change fonts again. I gave Cascadia a try but it feels way too bold. On paper it looks like a really cool project but after I've installed it it felt like all my code was shouting at me (I mean even more than usual), it was disturbing.

[1] https://design.ubuntu.com/font/ [2] https://www.ibm.com/plex/