When comparing TheSans Mono vs Courier Prime Code, the Slant community recommends TheSans Mono for most people. In the question“What are the best programming fonts?” TheSans Mono is ranked 41st while Courier Prime Code is ranked 113rd.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Even spacing
Courier Prime Code is a monospace font with adjusted Line Height.
Pro Support for standard font weights
Courier Prime supports Bold, Italics, Bold Italics, and Regular font weights.
Cons
Con Not a free font
This is not a free font. It doesn't either come free with any software. So this isn't very accessible. There are free downloads for the wide version and the Condensed version, but none for the SemiCondensed width, which is the medium width.
Con Lacks in Unicode coverage
This font doesn't cover WGL4, therefore it lacks a lot in Unicode coverage.
Con Courier Prime Code 0 (zero) is distinct from uppercase O (Oh)
In the other style, Courier Prime, the 0 (zero) is not distinct from uppercase O (Oh).