Myna: Monospace Typeface Designed for Symbol-Rich Programming
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A new monospace font, Myna, is introduced for symbol-rich programming, sparking discussion on its design and coding conventions.
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(Also, I'm judging the C code. No check on the fopen()? fclose() on a possibly invalid FILE *? No return from int main()? "FILE *f"?!?!)
as is expected, all codes in the illustrations, especially the C code, are to be judged superficially, ie, by their covers, not content :)
I actually like the one in the title image more, because it's less likely to be confused for a 1.
[EDIT:] Also the kerning of l and i in 'lines' looks a bit off …
i didn't produce a variant for the `l` serif, please check issue #8. if you prefer the variant, please open an issue. can you elaborate on the kerning point, preferably there also?