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One thing that bothers me is the keyboard recommendation. In most modern split keyboards, it seems they put the number 6 key on the left side of the split. No
by derekp7 13y ago
One thing that bothers me is the keyboard recommendation. In most modern split keyboards, it seems they put the number 6 key on the left side of the split. Now the way I was taught touch typing (and what feels most natural) is to hit the numbers 1-5 with the left hand, and 6-0 with the right. So why do they put the "6" key on the left side of the split?
- T-hawk 13y ago6 on the left is more symmetrical. There's 7 keys on the left side of the top row: ~0123456. There's also 7 keys on the right: 7890-= and backspace. Also, the standard staggered layout is not quite symmetrical. 6 is slightly to the left of the midline between the two index finger home keys of F and J, closer to the left hand. If you're an accountant touch-typing lots of numbers, breaking it to 12345 and 67890 would make sense. But for anything that involves more of the keyboard, certainly including programming with frequent use of the - and = keys in the top row, breaking 123456 and 7890-= makes more sense.