Wesley Moore writes about Rust, Alpine Linux, Raspberry Pi projects, and hands-on reviews of developer hardware and software setups.
HN links it for hardware and Linux write-ups, and older posts on installing Consolas on macOS, with commenters mostly adding practical corrections.
The article says of Consolas: "Too bad it’s not free … if it was, it would be #1 on this list."
Consolas actually can be downloaded for free, legally. If you're on Windows, you can download an installer for the font directly from Microsoft at:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=22e69ae4-7e40-4807-8a86-b3d36fab68d3&displaylang=en
If you're on a Mac, slightly more effort is required. Instructions can be found at:
http://www.wezm.net/2009/03/install-consolas-mac-osx/
Though, actually, you don't have to use the Terminal. You can just right-click the XML File Format Converter installer, "Show Package Contents," and navigate to the font installer package.
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nVidia just works if you accept the proprietary driver. On the other hand, with AMD, you get fun like this: https://www.wezm.net/v2/posts/2020/linux-amdgpu-pixel-format/. Of course, if you don't need high GPU power, use Intel integrated GPU, which works the best.
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Call it stealing if you want, but here is a little tutorial on how to get the non-free Consolas font without buying anything from Microsoft. The font is included in a free to download dmg file from microsoft. http://www.wezm.net/2009/03/install-consolas-mac-osx/
I'd recommend Consolas.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolas
OS X Install → http://www.wezm.net/2009/03/install-consolas-mac-osx/
With slightly more effort it can be installed on linux.
Consolas is definitely my favourite. I switched over in Windows when I first saw it, and now use it in OSX too.
http://www.wezm.net/technical/2010/08/howto-install-consolas-font-mac/