I’ve used a US-QWERTY keyboard layout my entire life. I’ve seen other layouts that do things like reduce the size of the enter/backspace keys, move the pipe operator (|) and can’t wrap my head around how I would code on those.

What are your experiences? Are there any layouts that you prefer for coding over US English? Are there any symbols that you have a hard time reaching ($ for example)?

  • @FleetingTit
    6•10 months ago

    I grew up with DE ISO and switched to US ANSI with EurKey a few years ago. ANSI is so much better for programming!

    Also more options for key caps.

    • OscarEnglish
      1•10 months ago

      I want to try ANSI also, but it seems pretty hard to find in EU. I’ve considered getting a keychron for my gaming setup but I don’t want a full on mechanical for work, and I don’t want to use ISO at work and ANSI at home because it will screw with my muscle memory.

      • @FleetingTit
        1•9 months ago

        AliExpress is your friend. Also there are great options on Amazon, depending on your location.

        Why not use a mech at work? Because it’s too loud?

        • OscarEnglish
          1•9 months ago

          Yeah I don’t want to be a nuisance to my office neighbours. Right now I’m using a logitech mx keys, I could try looking for an ansi version of that.

          I will probably order a keychron with low profile switches for my home setup, so I depending on how quiet it is I might get that for work as well.