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Keyboard recommendations for programmers?
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I use Colemak DH with a numpad and nav layer (there's a media layer, but it doesn't see regular use) and Callum-style mods for my layout. I code in python, rust, typescript, sql, latex (and other documentation formats).
34-keys is my sweet spot. My daily is typically a charybdis (home) or sweep (office), and I switch between a totem, zaphod, and 34-key planck periodically.
The key to my layout is callum mods on the left hand layers, with command modifiers underneath (i.e., zxcdv) and alt f and b above. W and Q positions are transparent.
The nav layer is on the right hand, with about what you'd expect (arrows on home row).
The numpad is also on the right hand, and I use the num row keys instead of the numpad, so I get all of my symbols there, too. Various brackets are combos on the num layer (in QMK; all layers in ZMK).
I also have combos for (semi-)colon, tab, capsword, and underscore. And the media layer.