#keyboards #keyboardlayout #programming #workmanlayout
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!
