Fantasque Sans Mono is similar in spirit and works great for coding too IMHO: https://github.com/belluzj/fantasque-sans/ Don't knock it until you try it, it really looks nice for clean languages without a lot of symbols, operators or noise.
Fantasque Sans Mono is my favorite as well, and is the only font I use for coding (in Vim, VScode, Ryder, etc...). The slight hint of style makes it so easy to read, and not boring (unlike other monospace fonts). It's free and good alternative to Comic Code, which is not free. I don't like the loop on k, so I use the version with non-looped k. Before it, I was on Nanum Gothic, which had the ideal spacing/size for editor.
For me, it doesn't seem to matter which font I use, as long as I keep using it for an extended period of time, then it become the "easy to read" font. Some with line spacing, indentation, etc. Then, anything else looks terrible.
I wonder how much of font design is driven by each authors "local indentation in the font space". What's the push to move that indentation?
I have the opposite reaction - I switch fonts every now and then because using a different font makes it more fun/feels fresh. Likewise for color schemes.
I used this one for a long time, then switched to the Recursive variable font. It also comes with several non-variable alternatives (for editors that don't support variable which is most of them) called "Rec Mono". I particularly enjoyed Rec Mono Duotone.
Man I unironically love Fantasque Sans Mono (using it for nearly 5 years now) and I'm so glad someone else also brought this one up. Idk, I feel like Comic Sans hate was always a bit much, even ironic hate, and I'm just glad to see another typeface project inspired by it.
It looks cool, but one problem at least on my laptop screen when looking at the small rendering, is that the l and i in the word multi look too similar. I have to lean in to differentiate them. It looks like multl to me.
For the word split, it is easier to tell since they are side-b by-each, but still weird to look at without zooming in.
It's easy enough when either rendered as a larger font size, or if you lean in. But when small, those two letters are difficult.
I've been using it ever since I dropped mononoki. So, about 3 years ago. Looks great, and quite readable for me. More so than OP's.
I think that it's due to the really tall x-height, and the fact that letters sray 'in-line'. OP's 's' in particular goes terribly below baseline. Not sure if using the proper term here.
I also quite like Fantasque Sans Mono. Few years ago they even added programming ligatures support. Some like them but I don't, so I keep using the previous 1.7.2 version of the font that does not contain ligatures (not all programs allow disabling ligatures).
