Why you should change the FONT of your code editor

I recently changed the default font of my code editor and I love it.

I now use Fira Code, which is a monospaced font with programming ligatures.

If you're not familiar with programming ligatures, it essentially groups multiple characters (like <= or ===) into one, and the result is pretty neat.

Check out these two examples for Oracle APEX development.

PL/SQL

JavaScript

My setup

• Code Editor: Atom
• UI Theme: Atom Dark
• Syntax Theme: Monokai
  
• Language Addon: language-oracle
  
• Font Family: Fira Code
  1. On OS X, download the latest version of Fira Code https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode/releases
  2. On OS X, unzip the .ttf files into Library/Fonts
  3. Go to Atom Settings, under Editor
  4. Set Font Family to FiraCode-Light.
     

Installation for Fira Code may be slightly different on Windows or on other code editors. For more info, read Fira Code instructions: https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode

It's not a huge thing, but it makes me appreciate looking at code better.

Try it, you'll see.