Fonts to code by

I’ve recently switched my default Flex Builder font to Consolas, and so far I’m really happy with it. To me, it seems a lot clearer to read than Courier. The only caveat is that you have to enable ClearType on windows or else it looks like crap (Display Settings -> Appearance tab -> Effects.. -> Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts.)

You can download the installer from Microsoft here.

Whats your favourite coding font?

5 Responses to “Fonts to code by”

1. Keith Peters Says:
   August 1st, 2007 at 12:08 pm

   Always a good topic!

   http://www.bit-101.com/blog/?p=784

2. Jan Says:
   August 1st, 2007 at 4:45 pm

   Wow - thanks for this link. I’m a sucker for the right coding font too…
   I’ve been using Bitstream Vera Sans Mono and sometimes Monaco - but having seen/tried Consolas, I think this one’s here to stay.

3. Giancarlo Gomez Says:
   August 1st, 2007 at 11:09 pm

   Hello Ash,

   I particularly like Andale Mono, I have it on my Mac, but I believe it is also available on windows.

   http://simplythebest.net/fonts/fonts/andale_mono.html

4. Peter Says:
   November 15th, 2007 at 7:59 pm

   Have to agree that Andale is a nice smooth font. Nice code, very useful thanks.

5. Panta Says:
   March 25th, 2008 at 8:15 pm

   ProggyCleanTTSZ !!!

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