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Re:JetBrains Mono: A free and open-source typeface for devel... by npongratz on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @10:07AM (#22054755)
I agree completely. When I see ligatures, I have to mentally stop and wonder what the actual characters are "underneath". So annoying.
Re:JetBrains Mono: A free and open-source typeface for devel... by redisman on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @01:58PM (#22057243)
It only took me a few weeks to get used to it and now it' annoying to not have them. The math ones are especially nice since I always had a little bit of trouble remembering the order of gte and lte. Now I get immediate visual feedback that's very clear (just like in the math books).