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I think I switched to this font a couple of years ago and I've been unable to find anything that even comes close! At this point I would consider JetBrains Mono to be my forever font.

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I do like JetBrains Mono, but I personally prefer Fira Code. Plain old Consolas (a standard Windows font) actually comes pretty close too.

Consolas is still one of the best

Agreed. Fira Code is still the most aesthetically pleasing font that has all the modern features. Can't stand how robotic JetBrains Mono looks.

Consolas is so good! I can’t use anything else.

I would argue, that a more narrow font gives you more bang for the buck in terms of information per area of foveal vision. Even if something looks aesthetically more pleasing, if it serves is purpose better, you'll get used to everything else.

My history is: Monoid -> Iosevka SS05 -> Essential PragmataPro

I just compared the latter two to JetBrains Mono, and at least on my settings, doing a blink comparison, they both look more clear to me.

It unseated Ubuntu Mono as my "forever". I was stunned that happened!

I ended up going with a slashed zero variant of JetBrains Mono. Now it's perfect.

I keep trying to switch away from Ubuntu Mono, but I always end up switching back after a few days. I just played "the font game" and Source Code Pro won for me, today (But my top contenders were pretty much what I expected: Fira, Ubuntu, Source Code Pro). So, maybe I'll give SCP another few days and see what happens.

Exactly in the same boat. Whenever I setup a new workstation, I install this font right away and set it as default in my IDE, terminal etc.

I've been using it for about a year, definitely won't be changing any time soon.

Same here.

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