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Good thing I chose colemak over dvorak ;) Off topic: I didn’t do it for speed though, I did it for typing comfort, and as someone who has had RSI scares, I’m r
by dkersten 9y ago
Good thing I chose colemak over dvorak ;)
Off topic: I didn’t do it for speed though, I did it for typing comfort, and as someone who has had RSI scares, I’m really happy with my decision (and with my decision to get a Kinesis Advantage ergonomic keyboard). My two main activities these days are hand-intensive: typing and sleight-of-hand card magic. I need my hands to be in good shape! Honestly, I’m a little baffled by how few programmers use ergonomic keyboards, since their hands are so important to what they do, but only a little, since it took me years before I finally bought one myself despite thinking about it for a long time (I regret not doing so sooner).
- arafa 9y agoThis was my exact experience in learning an alternate keyboard layout. Worked out great for RSI and I've never looked back (though it was painful to start).
- sooper 9y agoThe cost of the alternative shape keyboards put me (and a lot of colleagues I've talked to) off for a long time. Glad I did finally save up to buy one! Pity I work on the road a lot and have to still use laptop keyboards a lot of the time.
- dkersten 9y agoThe cost was definitely a big part of it, I delayed for a long time because it seemed too expensive to me. In hindsight, given how much time I spend typing, it really isn't expensive at all, its just a big up-front cost... I now even use a 3 button foot pedal and love it. > Pity I work on the road a lot and have to still use laptop keyboards a lot of the time. Yeah, I use laptops and an iPad too and its obviously not very comfortable in comparison. Luckily I've managed to avoid it a lot lately, but its not always possible. It really sucks when I have to use an ordinary keyboard though and I definitely feel the discomfort :/
- tomsthumb 9y agoThe cost of a single PT appointment (much less a handful) should be enough for most people on dev salaries to consider the extra cost of a good ergonomic keyboard. Something something Sam Vimes and boots.
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- samstave 9y agoI imagine you in this vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoKErz_HtGA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoKErz_HtGA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZxX3-rJoNI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZxX3-rJoNI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BniKoHRlMi0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BniKoHRlMi0
- dkersten 9y agoHaha! That's great, thanks for posting, got a good laugh from it :) If only I had hands like that ;-)