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When comparing Anka/Coder vs Hermit, the Slant community recommends Anka/Coder for most people. In the question“What are the best programming fonts?” Anka/Coder is ranked 20th while Hermit is ranked 75th. The most important reason people chose Anka/Coder is:
The zero really stands out and looks quite different from zeroes in most other fonts. The addition of the slash means you'll never have to second guess if that character is actually an "O" or if it is a "0".
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Pros
Pro Zero distinguishable thanks to protruding slash
The zero really stands out and looks quite different from zeroes in most other fonts. The addition of the slash means you'll never have to second guess if that character is actually an "O" or if it is a "0".
Pro Open source
Because it's open source, Anka/Coder is freely available to anyone.
Pro Practical yet stylish
Anka/Coder has just the right balance between style and readability.
Pro Compact
Condensed and, even to a greater extent, narrow versions allow for compact lines without sacrificing readability.
Pro Good design
The design of Hermit is clear and legible.
Pro OFL licensed
This means that the font is free and open source.
Cons
Con Some characters aren't distinguishable from others
This is especially the case with the colon, which is barely distinguishable from the semi-colon.
Con Not quite as charming at sizes of 10 and 11 pt
There are some hinting issues at these sizes: upper curves are bent sharper while the lower look is squashed to the baseline. Also, the dot of "i" appears merged with the stick at 11 pts. At 9 pts, the font looks good again (nice for watches, compiler output, etc).
Con Bold weight has larger width & height
Makes mixing bold/regular weight cause un-even spacing
https://github.com/pcaro90/hermit/issues/5
