Hell’s Programmer is a monospaced bitmap font specifically optimized for use in software development. Though it may appear similar to Monaco, there are many subtle differences in addition to having a slashed zero, such as serifs on narrower letters, bolder punctuation, and the full Macintosh character set for viewing special characters. The overall effect is a slightly more readable and usable font when viewing code in a typical text editor.
VERSION 1.1 ADDITIONS
Realizing that many of the standard Macintosh characters were missing from the previous release, I took the time to complete the set. Hell’s Programmer now includes all Macintosh ASCII characters from 32 to 255, as well as 17, 18, 19, and 20 which are usually only found in Chicago 12. This makes it much easier to type and read constant strings used in menus and dialogs containing special characters.
BACKGROUND
The first thing Macintosh developers notice when they are starting out is that there is no difference between many of the characters in the Monaco font usually used for writing code. Hell’s Programmer is an alternative font which solves this problem. The name “Hell’s Programmer” stands as a testament to the fact that all programmers aren’t nerds, and enjoy other activities such as riding motorcyles, driving fast cars, shooting guns, mountain climbing, scuba diving, and listening to rock music. However, it is not intended to offend those who wear a pocket protector or who are religious. (It’s only a font!)
WINDOWS PROGRAMMERS
This package includes a Windows version of Hell’s Programmer for those who think the monospaced fonts in Windows stink and take up too much real estate. I’ve used it successfully with Borland C++ for Windows as well as several other applications.
FORMALITIES
Hell’s Programmer is FREE and may be distributed to anyone by any means as long it remains unaltered, is accompanied by this file, and is not sold for profit. Send bugs, questions, and comments to me at:
