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by XorNot 4605 days ago
Who isn't using a monospace font for code editing? I didn't even realize this was a thing.
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jbri 4605 days ago
The primary reason people use monospace fonts is historical inertia. It's definitely worth trying out a proportional font if your environment is amenable to it (some tools don't cope particularly well, for sad and disappointing reasons).
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10098 4605 days ago
I tried doing that. It looks uglier than Sloth from the Goonies.
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ufo 4605 days ago
IIRC, Stroustoup uses a non-monospaced font in his C++ book.
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