My Keyboard
In the daily life of a developer the keyboard is glued to ones hands and as I have a big focus on ergonomics, my keyboard is kind of special. Some years ago I was still using a standard mechanical keyboard with the German QWERTZ layout and Cherry MX Brown switches. It was nice for gaming and through it I found out I prefer tactile switches (has a bump feeling that helps to recognize the actuation, but normally doesn't have a clicky sound), but it started to wear, it was quite loud and I could feel that it forced me into a bad position. Therefore, in 2023 I was sucked into the black hole of ergonomic split keyboards and alternative key layouts. I was lucky to find many available options, some more portable, some more ergonomic, some more simple. In the end I decided to configure and buy a Dygma Defy as it checked most of my boxes and I liked how active their Youtube and Discord were (and still are, I really appreciate it). Although quite expensive, I saw it as an investment into my health and in the end your health should always come first.