Obviously what keys to include, what they do, and maybe other choices to make when designing a keyboard is almost entirely subjective, but here's my opinion: L

Obviously what keys to include, what they do, and maybe other choices to make when designing a keyboard is almost entirely subjective, but here's my opinion: Layering, chording, combos, and other methods of producing different keycodes aside from just throwing more buttons and adding more surface area ARE a good solution and arguably superior due to the following benefits: - Ergonomics are better due to less overall movement and effort needed to produce a certain keycodes by moving two fingers slightly instead of moving your wrist or arm. - Keyboard is generally cheaper to produce due to fewer parts required, simpler circuitry, smaller footprint, and other benefits. The arguable downside is that you are "hiding" the complexity in software (firmware?). - It's more fun! This one is more subjective, but thinking about clever and more efficient ways to setup your keyboard can be a good time indeed! It feels cool to use.