problematic ligatures for >>= and <<=
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Description
In C and several other languages (JavaScript, C#, Julia, …), >>= and <<= are right/left-shift assignments. However, FiraCode renders >>= <<= as some kind of arrows:
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Research direction
Reproduce the reported rendering of >>= <<= shown in the issue and compare it with the intended right- and left-shift assignment operators. Done means those sequences no longer render as arrows while remaining recognizable as the operators used in the listed languages.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, csharp, javascript, julia
- Domain
- design, developer-experience
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100