Edit: Ok so there are some big advocates of ligatures, I’m going to have to give them a second chance. I’ll try for a week, and either way that Fira Code font looks great.

[–] ilovededyoupiggy@sh.itjust.works 38 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I was skeptical of ligatures at first, too, it took me awhile to warm up to it. But yeah, love me some Fira Code now.

[–] underscore_@sopuli.xyz 4 points 5 months ago

That’s neat, so TIL ligature in code do actually have a strong following

[–] Luvon@beehaw.org 18 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I always do, I love having ligatures

Having ≠ looks much nicer then !=

[–] kasuaaliucceli@sopuli.xyz 13 points 5 months ago

Ah! You see, in my mind != looks nicer than ≠. Haha

[–] maniel@sopuli.xyz 10 points 5 months ago

That's why those exist

[–] qaz@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

Yes, I use Fira Code myself

[–] tyler@programming.dev 7 points 4 months ago

Ligatures make code way easier to read, especially if you’re using lambdas or a language with different comparison operators than “normal”.

[–] red@sopuli.xyz 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

When you realize 90% of programming is reading, then you'll end up embarking on a journey to make code more readable. At some point you fall in love with ligatures.

[–] kogasa@programming.dev 3 points 4 months ago

Yes, with Iosevka font

[–] Kojichan@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Long live Fixedsys! My favourite font since before time.

I found a version with ligatures. Love the thick equally spaced characters. Makes stuff so nice to read.