This is like saying a web developer needs the newest i7 processor because it "just makes you better". Except even that is more valid than the keyboard argument.

This is like saying a web developer needs the newest i7 processor because it "just makes you better". Except even that is more valid than the keyboard argument. If you want nice tools that's fine. I've got nothing against it, and I plan on buying many more mechanical keyboards in my life. But a keyboard doesn't change how you code, it doesn't change the real speed of your coding. It might change your satisfaction level during the day if you get caught up in that, but frankly, if you're typing so much that you need the extra precision of a mechanical keyboard to save time, you need to do something about your boilerplate code.