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> After a few years I found out that this was due to the hard keys of my keyboard. I switched to a keyboard with lighter key pressure and the problem mostly wen

> After a few years I found out that this was due to the hard keys of my keyboard. I switched to a keyboard with lighter key pressure and the problem mostly went away. My experience as well. I'd been using Apple's keyboards for years, and was experiencing hand pain. I switched to a nice mechanical keyboard that activates with a click part way down so I don't need to bottom out the keys. The hand pain went away and I can't stand typing on those "chiclet style" keyboards now.

Freak_NL 10y ago
Every coder should take the time to find the keyboard that suits their body best once funds allow it. I can't imagine doing serious (development) work on a laptop for more than an hour or so without a decent keyboard (currently using a DasKeyboard with Cherry switches), a well-positioned monitor, and a good mouse (a left-handed Razor Deathadder now). Still I see a lot of developers just pop open their laptop on a desk and work like that for the rest of the day…
- pyrophane 10y ago
  I agree. You can sort of get away with abusing your body until you can't, and a lot of people ignore small pain and discomfort in favor of convenience. I know too many devs who have had their productivity seriously inhibited by RSI pain. I've also switched from the "magic trackpad" to a trackball. I lose a few of those fun gestures, but the rotation on my wrist from swiping on a pad was doing me no favors, and now I genuinely prefer a trackball to anything else for "work" activities.
- qwertyuiop924 10y ago
  I end up working on a laptop a lot of the time, but nothing feels quite as good as my Unicomp Model M. And Unicomp stuff sells for cheaper than a lot of the Das stuff, plus it's nicer IMHO (but that's just me). I never much saw the point of a good mouse: You're not going to be using it all that much (emacs user), you're not getting much in ergonomics out of it, and you probably don't need the sensor accuracy. Am I wrong about where the money goes, or something?
  - Freak_NL 10y ago
    I do like having an accurate mouse for drawing diagrams and web browsing (and a lot of other things).
    - qwertyuiop924 10y ago
      Oh. Well, that explains it. I don't do a whole lot of drawing, and even in FPS the loss of accuracy is negligable, IMHO.

Freak_NL 10y ago

Every coder should take the time to find the keyboard that suits their body best once funds allow it. I can't imagine doing serious (development) work on a laptop for more than an hour or so without a decent keyboard (currently using a DasKeyboard with Cherry switches), a well-positioned monitor, and a good mouse (a left-handed Razor Deathadder now). Still I see a lot of developers just pop open their laptop on a desk and work like that for the rest of the day…

pyrophane 10y ago
I agree. You can sort of get away with abusing your body until you can't, and a lot of people ignore small pain and discomfort in favor of convenience. I know too many devs who have had their productivity seriously inhibited by RSI pain. I've also switched from the "magic trackpad" to a trackball. I lose a few of those fun gestures, but the rotation on my wrist from swiping on a pad was doing me no favors, and now I genuinely prefer a trackball to anything else for "work" activities.
qwertyuiop924 10y ago
I end up working on a laptop a lot of the time, but nothing feels quite as good as my Unicomp Model M. And Unicomp stuff sells for cheaper than a lot of the Das stuff, plus it's nicer IMHO (but that's just me). I never much saw the point of a good mouse: You're not going to be using it all that much (emacs user), you're not getting much in ergonomics out of it, and you probably don't need the sensor accuracy. Am I wrong about where the money goes, or something?
- Freak_NL 10y ago
  I do like having an accurate mouse for drawing diagrams and web browsing (and a lot of other things).
  - qwertyuiop924 10y ago
    Oh. Well, that explains it. I don't do a whole lot of drawing, and even in FPS the loss of accuracy is negligable, IMHO.