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Chording keyboards have become significantly more popular among software engineers, although they're still not popular in an absolute sense. Check out https://w
by arxanas 5y ago
Chording keyboards have become significantly more popular among software engineers, although they're still not popular in an absolute sense. Check out https://www.openstenoproject.org/ https://www.openstenoproject.org/ and its Discord server for a vibrant community consisting primarily of student and professional stenographers and software engineers. (Note that the focus is on two-handed chording).
For me, a chording keyboard system is significantly more ergonomic than e.g. Dvorak. However, it doesn't improve productivity for coding itself; on the other hand, it's very useful for writing design documentation and messaging coworkers. But it's a large investment for what many people consider small gains.
I personally own a 3D-printed steno keyboard, which I bought some 3 or 4 years ago. You can find a list of hobbyist keyboards here: https://github.com/openstenoproject/plover/wiki/Supported-Hardware#commercially-available-hobbyist-machines https://github.com/openstenoproject/plover/wiki/Supported-Ha....