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What keyboard you recommend for coding? (self.programming)

submitted 11 months ago by techconsulnerd to c/programming

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Most keyboard reviews are about gaming. Can any of you recommend a good keyboard for coding/programming?

Here's some criteria for selecting the keyboard:

Comfortable keys, easy to click and write coding quickly
Must be a bluetooth keyboard
Prefer using replaceable batteries instead of charging port
Full keyboard keys including function keys, arrow keys and numpad
Size can be compact or full-sized
Doesn't matter if back-lit or not
Doesn't matter if loud or quiet clicks
Budget around USD 50

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[–] DaleGribble88 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Make sure to buy one with a dedicated button for each letter you want to use. Really, I would recommend something QWERTY just for standard compatibility.
Scarastic jokes over, it literally doesn't matter at all. Just look online for the cheapest keyboard with the features you want. Type on a cellphone touchscreen keyboard if you are so inclined. If you are typing so much that it really starts to hurt your finger joints or muscles, then you can maybe start to look at ergonomic keyboards and see if they'd be right for you. Beyond that, your time is better spent actually coding than worrying about the proper type of keyboard to use.

[–] jeremyparker 20 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Counterpoint, the only way you'll be able to write efficient and clean code, that's both terse and readable, that earns the respect of influencers and CTOs alike, is with the Happy Hacking Keyboard, Type S. It's $300, but you're serious about coding, aren't you? And you'll need some after market keycaps; the stock ones are decent -- dye sub PBT -- but you'll look like a noob, you'll need to get a few sets of colorful blanks and create a pattern from them that defines your coding aesthetic. You have a color scheme that defines your coding aesthetic, right? If not, you need to take care of that, before you even write a single line of code.

I'm just kidding, literally anything. I don't even use one, I just use a mouse, since I'm just copying and pasting from chatGPT anyway -- or, I used to, back when I was a junior dev. Now I just use a magnetic needle and a steady hand

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

"dammit emacs" ...