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While I can understand the appeal of mechanical keyboards (at least appeal for you but hatred from your coworkers), I really don't understand why any programmer
by laureny 13y ago
While I can understand the appeal of mechanical keyboards (at least appeal for you but hatred from your coworkers), I really don't understand why any programmer today is still using a non-ergonomic keyboard. These straight keyboards will kill your wrists, forehands and tendons eventually.
If you intend to be typing on a keyboard for more than the next five years and you're still using a straight keyboard, do yourself a favor and buy a split keyboard today.
Pains from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome will most likely follow you for the rest of your life, just not worth it.
- brianpgordon 13y agoYou can type on a straight keyboard with your wrists turned in like with an ergonomic keyboard.
- babby 13y agoYeah, this is my default posture. Something tells me a lot of this RSI nonsense is due to bad technique. I code, game on a standard keyboard, no issues - don't get me wrong, I've had RSI before, but it was down to technique, posture.
- T-hawk 13y agoAbsolutely. That's my natural position and I've been typing hours per day for 20 years with no signs of stress injuries at all. A good way to describe it is that the home keys are not asdf jkl; but rather more like qwdc mkp[ . I don't have any real fixed home position though, my wrists always "float" over the keyboard. Particularly the right wrist spends more time near the brackets and slashes for programming.
- numo16 13y agoSwitching to colemak has helped to alleviate a lot of the wrist pains I was having for a while. http://colemak.com/ http://colemak.com/
- bdunbar 13y ago> While I can understand the appeal of mechanical keyboards (at least appeal for you but hatred from your coworkers) We resolved that problem: everyone in the group has a mechanical keyboard.