Here’s the Deal
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When comparing MT Courier 12 vs Hermit, the Slant community recommends Hermit for most people. In the question“What are the best programming fonts?” Hermit is ranked 75th while MT Courier 12 is ranked 77th. The most important reason people chose Hermit is:
The design of Hermit is clear and legible.
Specs
AlternativeGNU FreeFont Mono
LicenseProprietary
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Pros
Pro Clear glyph resolution
Pro Simple yet effective
Pro Comes pre-installed on almost any operating system
This means that the user doesn't have to go to the bother of installing anything.
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 1 (one) and lowercase l (ell) are very similar and can be confused
Con Doesn't look very good
Con Doesn't have a slashed zero
Con Bold weight has larger width & height
Makes mixing bold/regular weight cause un-even spacing
https://github.com/pcaro90/hermit/issues/5