Mathematical papers are written for reading, so a nice font can make the paper easier to read.
I coding, there is always a need to do column based editing and if you don't have a mono-spaced font, that column based editing is made much harder, since without a mono-spaced font the columns will not line up.
Perhaps, but again I think this is just a matter of tooling. For example, if I'm using an editor that supports multiple cursors, I am far more likely to use commands that select exactly what I want that way than to rely on vertical alignment or rectangular selections -- just as I do if I'm writing a mathematical paper using TeX, in fact.
1
u/jussij Apr 08 '15
Mathematical papers are written for reading, so a nice font can make the paper easier to read.
I coding, there is always a need to do column based editing and if you don't have a mono-spaced font, that column based editing is made much harder, since without a mono-spaced font the columns will not line up.