When comparing CamingoCode vs Bitstream Vera Sans Mono, the Slant community recommends CamingoCode for most people. In the question“What are the best programming fonts?” CamingoCode is ranked 48th while Bitstream Vera Sans Mono is ranked 69th. The most important reason people chose CamingoCode is:
This font is very legible as a result of the good proportion between the width and height.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Easy on user's eyes
This font is very legible as a result of the good proportion between the width and height.
Pro Extremely readable also in small font sizes
Pro Flexibility with different backgrounds
Camingo Code works equally well on light and black backgrounds.
Pro Compact
You can fit a lot of text on the screen.
Pro Font proportion is perfect
Width is just right (not too narrow, not too wide). Many other fonts lack this.
Pro Smooth with antialiasing
Smooth at small sizes while still clear.
Pro Readable at small sizes
All characters are easy to recognize at small sizes (comma, period, etc).
Pro Easy to read
This is subjective but this font is very easy to read. The letters are all spaced and sized properly.
Cons
Con No ligature support
Con Line doesn't cover text right
When using Neomutt or htop, the line drawn over is too low - the top of the characters cut into the top of the line.
Con "mp" clump together with smaller sizes
E.g. in "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog".