Keyboard for Programming
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Among hardwares like keyboard, mouse, monitor which programmer uses everyday, I think keyboard is the most important hardware for programming. I have only one requirement when considering a keyboard, that is, the keys must be easy to press. My problem with keyboards is that, regardless of their prices, the keys become harder to press after using a period of time. This is not because of the 'sticky' keys which is just a matter of the fact the keyboard itself becomes dirty after uses. It is like the keys themselves had wear down over uses. If the energy one needs to burn for one keystroke using a 'good' keyboard is 1, and the figure becomes 1.01 when using a 'bad' keyboard, then consider the number of keystrokes a programmer needs to hit everyday, then... I found that the most comfortable keyboards to type with are those that on a notebook, but then you lost the numpad. Another thing about keyboard is the repeat rate, which most people would overlook when considering one. From my experience, most wireless keyboard has lower repeat rate than normal. If you ever used a low repeat rate keyboard, you know the pain. Please share your experience with using keyboard.
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Among hardwares like keyboard, mouse, monitor which programmer uses everyday, I think keyboard is the most important hardware for programming. I have only one requirement when considering a keyboard, that is, the keys must be easy to press. My problem with keyboards is that, regardless of their prices, the keys become harder to press after using a period of time. This is not because of the 'sticky' keys which is just a matter of the fact the keyboard itself becomes dirty after uses. It is like the keys themselves had wear down over uses. If the energy one needs to burn for one keystroke using a 'good' keyboard is 1, and the figure becomes 1.01 when using a 'bad' keyboard, then consider the number of keystrokes a programmer needs to hit everyday, then... I found that the most comfortable keyboards to type with are those that on a notebook, but then you lost the numpad. Another thing about keyboard is the repeat rate, which most people would overlook when considering one. From my experience, most wireless keyboard has lower repeat rate than normal. If you ever used a low repeat rate keyboard, you know the pain. Please share your experience with using keyboard.
I agree that keyboarsd are important. I've been using a Microsoft natural multimedia keyboard for two ... weeks now, and I really like it´. The keys are easy to press, I _love_ the fact that the keyboard is split into two parts (my fingers find the keys quite naturally). What I do not like is the insert key, and actually the complete block with suppr,pageup,pagedown and so. (but mine is v4 and they have changed this on the new v5) For some mysterious reasons I hate the notebook keyboards, too sensitive for my taste, and the key repartition is not ergonomic at all (well, that is not really the purpose of a notebook keyboard). I do not have the use of a wireless keyboard for the moment... I used to wash (!) my previous keyboard quite often. On an usual keyboard, the electronical part and the plastic part with the keys are completely separated once the keyboard opened, so I simply washed the keys-part, let it dry, and reassembled everything. Helps keeping "the energy to 1" as you say a little longer. ~RaGE();
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I agree that keyboarsd are important. I've been using a Microsoft natural multimedia keyboard for two ... weeks now, and I really like it´. The keys are easy to press, I _love_ the fact that the keyboard is split into two parts (my fingers find the keys quite naturally). What I do not like is the insert key, and actually the complete block with suppr,pageup,pagedown and so. (but mine is v4 and they have changed this on the new v5) For some mysterious reasons I hate the notebook keyboards, too sensitive for my taste, and the key repartition is not ergonomic at all (well, that is not really the purpose of a notebook keyboard). I do not have the use of a wireless keyboard for the moment... I used to wash (!) my previous keyboard quite often. On an usual keyboard, the electronical part and the plastic part with the keys are completely separated once the keyboard opened, so I simply washed the keys-part, let it dry, and reassembled everything. Helps keeping "the energy to 1" as you say a little longer. ~RaGE();
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You can even wash the whole keyboard as long as you make sure it's dry before plugging it in again. I used to get high on life until I realized that life was cut with morons - Unknown
And as long as you dry it quickly enough before the solder joints rust... It doesn't take long - 12 hrs can be enough.
Ryan
"Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"
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And as long as you dry it quickly enough before the solder joints rust... It doesn't take long - 12 hrs can be enough.
Ryan
"Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"
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Among hardwares like keyboard, mouse, monitor which programmer uses everyday, I think keyboard is the most important hardware for programming. I have only one requirement when considering a keyboard, that is, the keys must be easy to press. My problem with keyboards is that, regardless of their prices, the keys become harder to press after using a period of time. This is not because of the 'sticky' keys which is just a matter of the fact the keyboard itself becomes dirty after uses. It is like the keys themselves had wear down over uses. If the energy one needs to burn for one keystroke using a 'good' keyboard is 1, and the figure becomes 1.01 when using a 'bad' keyboard, then consider the number of keystrokes a programmer needs to hit everyday, then... I found that the most comfortable keyboards to type with are those that on a notebook, but then you lost the numpad. Another thing about keyboard is the repeat rate, which most people would overlook when considering one. From my experience, most wireless keyboard has lower repeat rate than normal. If you ever used a low repeat rate keyboard, you know the pain. Please share your experience with using keyboard.
VAIO Blue wrote:
I found that the most comfortable keyboards to type with are those that on a notebook, but then you lost the numpad.
I found the laptop keys the best aswell. My laptop have the numpad. I't located at i,o,p,j,k,l,;,m,/ All you do is put on numlock and when you need to use your numpad you hold in the Fn key and use that as a normal numpad.
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Among hardwares like keyboard, mouse, monitor which programmer uses everyday, I think keyboard is the most important hardware for programming. I have only one requirement when considering a keyboard, that is, the keys must be easy to press. My problem with keyboards is that, regardless of their prices, the keys become harder to press after using a period of time. This is not because of the 'sticky' keys which is just a matter of the fact the keyboard itself becomes dirty after uses. It is like the keys themselves had wear down over uses. If the energy one needs to burn for one keystroke using a 'good' keyboard is 1, and the figure becomes 1.01 when using a 'bad' keyboard, then consider the number of keystrokes a programmer needs to hit everyday, then... I found that the most comfortable keyboards to type with are those that on a notebook, but then you lost the numpad. Another thing about keyboard is the repeat rate, which most people would overlook when considering one. From my experience, most wireless keyboard has lower repeat rate than normal. If you ever used a low repeat rate keyboard, you know the pain. Please share your experience with using keyboard.
for me, the absolutely worst is notebook keyboards. I want, no I need keys with a good pressure point. The worst about soft keybords is that the keys "swerve", i.e. if you don't hit them in the center, they move sideways. But maybe that's jsut my typing style. Energy to press" is only one factor, moving fingers / hands costs much more I think. And I type a lot[^]
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for me, the absolutely worst is notebook keyboards. I want, no I need keys with a good pressure point. The worst about soft keybords is that the keys "swerve", i.e. if you don't hit them in the center, they move sideways. But maybe that's jsut my typing style. Energy to press" is only one factor, moving fingers / hands costs much more I think. And I type a lot[^]
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Tree in C# || Fold With Us! || sighist> for me, the absolutely worst is notebook keyboards Amen to that!! What I can't figure out is why laptops with a widescreen display stick to the tiny little standard laptop keyboard in the middle, but have an empty 2-inch area on either side. You have the extra space to make it a normal-sized keyboard, why not use it?! Here[^]'s a sample -- modified at 11:02 Wednesday 15th February, 2006
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> for me, the absolutely worst is notebook keyboards Amen to that!! What I can't figure out is why laptops with a widescreen display stick to the tiny little standard laptop keyboard in the middle, but have an empty 2-inch area on either side. You have the extra space to make it a normal-sized keyboard, why not use it?! Here[^]'s a sample -- modified at 11:02 Wednesday 15th February, 2006
I guess all notebook keyboards are mass-produced by one of two manufacturers in China, and there's diversifying the market would cut into margins.
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> for me, the absolutely worst is notebook keyboards Amen to that!! What I can't figure out is why laptops with a widescreen display stick to the tiny little standard laptop keyboard in the middle, but have an empty 2-inch area on either side. You have the extra space to make it a normal-sized keyboard, why not use it?! Here[^]'s a sample -- modified at 11:02 Wednesday 15th February, 2006
beats me. I saw a laptop in circuit city wide enough to have a seperate number pad and fullsized keys. Personally I'd rather have the arrow keys and pgup/dn blocks in thier proper positions. Price was about what you'd expect for a laptop including a pair of kitchen sinks.
