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It's a surprisingly complex problem. As you point out, more personalised UI, buttons, etc. can be more ergonomic and presumably productive. But then the problem
by tmoravec 6y ago
It's a surprisingly complex problem. As you point out, more personalised UI, buttons, etc. can be more ergonomic and presumably productive. But then the problem with learning, teaching, and sharing arises.
I also see another problem: lock-in and loss of productivity in other environments. For this reason I prefer to stick to everything as vanilla as possible: so that I can use another computer or keyboard and it "just works" because that's what I'm used to anyway.
- Baeocystin 6y agoRight there with you. The ability to use any system you happen to be in front of without issue is a huge boon in and of itself. I have friends who spend hours customizing every little keybind, using uncommon peripherals, etc. Does it make them more productive? I honestly have my doubts. The number of times I've had to wait during a group project because a software update broke their keybinds, they're at another desk and are now slow because they don't have the muscle memory for 'standard' layouts, etc is not even close to zero. Even on their own systems, they spend significant time every week tweaking things. For many, I think it is a form of bikeshedding as much as anything.