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It really annoys me when people try to claim scientific evidence (Fitts’s law in this case) for their unscientific choices. There is no frequency-of-use analys
by pdpi 7y ago
It really annoys me when people try to claim scientific evidence (Fitts’s law in this case) for their unscientific choices.
There is no frequency-of-use analysis, nothing about the cognitive cost of remembering a very very unique set of key bindings (the guy on my team with a 40% keyboard still struggles with some common keystrokes after several months), just “fitts’s law and we move less”.
- BigJ1211 7y agoIt's hard to measure I suppose, I personally started using a Redox Wireless (and now own several split, non-split mechanical keyboards of all variaties). I went from being unable to comfortably type a 1/4 of a page to being able to type an entire page at a time. (I'm a developer, so this is really important to me. I was starting to have RSI/CTS complaints at the start of the year) Here's a study I could find with a quick search: http://ergo.human.cornell.edu/conferences/hfes02/gttalkhfes02.pdf http://ergo.human.cornell.edu/conferences/hfes02/gttalkhfes0... Essentially comfort isn't significantly higher than with a standard keyboard, but there's less discomfort.
- pdpi 7y agoI'm not in any way, shape or form suggesting that you _don't_ benefit from whatever keyboard you're using. I'm just saying that, if it's anecdotal ("works well for me"), say so — don't hide it behind a veneer of faux science.
- ghostbrainalpha 7y agoI was your co-worker. Built a custom board entirely for aesthetic reasons, and didn't really know how to do anything that required a function key without trial and error for about a year. Then a co-worker made fun of me. I memorized what all the modifiers did and became fully proficient in about 48 hours.