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)?

  • where_am_i@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    Pro tip for fellow yuropean devs: you can change the layout, and learn it easily.

    Pro tip for fellow ISO enjoyers living in yurop: a keyboard on Amazon costs 20$. If you’re using a laptop you can order one from the UK, it’s mostly the same, except beware of the mental asylum layouts that move this | key to the bottom left. You can also buy a laptop from amazon.com if you filter by “global shipping”. Power bricks always work with 110/220/240, the cable that goes into the plug is easily exchangeable for 10$.

    Some premium brands let you choose the layout. E.g. xmg, slimbook.

    • Atemu@lemmy.ml
      1·
      11 months ago

      Pro tip for enjoyers of any layout: You don’t need to buy a different physical layout to type in a different layout. You can just switch it out on the software side. The computer has no idea and does not care what’s printed on the keycaps.