I never got the appeal of ergonomic keyboards. Maybe my hands are just different 😅
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Hey all.
I was made aware of this earlier:
This is a very interesting read. I once tried the #dvorak layout for about a day and decided it wasn't for me.
But I never stopped to consider that there would be other layouts besides QWERTY and $OTHERS -- even Dvorak -- although popular -- isn't "mainstream".
For me, I've always found QWERTY easier because I used to use my late grandmother's typewriter -- and I tend to do more "writing" than programming these days.
That said -- it got me thinking -- for anyone reading this who does use an alternative keyboard layout from QWERTY -- how's that working out for you, and which one do you use?
I am also very curious to know from a programming perspective how a non-QWERTY keyboard layout is like with modal editors -- (neo)vim for example -- does this help, hinder, or do you end up having to use a bunch of key mappings to make it work?
In terms of a specific keyboard, I'm using a Keychron Q11, as per the image in this post.
If the keyboard itself is relevant to the keyboard layout for some reason, I'd be interested to know!
my new keyboard layout has “caps word” functionality (think caps lock but just for a single word) and my god traditional keyboard manufacturers need to get with the times
where has this been all my life