Cracking the Code
summary
Argues that coding typography affects comfort and error spotting and demonstrates a concrete solution: Input, a custom coding superfamily with seven weights, four widths, proportional and monospaced styles, many alternates (multiple zeroes, single‑ or double‑story a, several G forms), Powerline glyphs and an online builder to export a tailored font. Shows the font in use (system font replacement and editor UI), explains tradeoffs, and admits no single font wins but customization by weight/width works.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:25Notepad
- 9:59Typewriter
- 12:24Trixie
- 16:45Computer Fonts
- 20:59Outline Fonts
- 25:52Ultimate Coding Font
- 26:17Typography
- 35:18Limitations Possibilities
- 38:20Proportional Fonts
- 38:55Elastic Tabs
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