When comparing IBM Plex Mono vs Berkeley Mono, the Slant community recommends IBM Plex Mono for most people. In the question“What are the best programming fonts?” IBM Plex Mono is ranked 50th while Berkeley Mono is ranked 55th. The most important reason people chose IBM Plex Mono is:
Bracket curves are more exaggerated, making them more distinct.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Distinct brackets
Bracket curves are more exaggerated, making them more distinct.
Pro Open source
Pro Sharp at 10-point
Using the "text" weight, this font is more clear at 10-point than other fonts out there.
Pro Embellished italics
Pro Plain enough
The font does not distract you with weird glyphs – but is interesting enough to be loved.
Pro Legible
The font is wide enough to be legible but not too much so you can actually fit some information on your screen.
Cons
Con Lowercase l (ell) is similar to 1 (one)
Con Tilde curves too subtle
Con Missing weights
The regular weight is a little bit light for me, I'm waiting for the medium weight.