[magduf]

Unfortunately, the keyboards we had 30-40 years ago were far superior to almost all the ones we have today. They've been getting steadily worse and worse, and have reached a new low now with the ultra-thin-key, ultra-low-travel, flat-top "island" keyboards that laptops all have today.

[stcredzero]

How many of those laptops are actually targeted at coders?

[magduf]

I wouldn't say they're "targeted at coders", but Macbooks seem to be very popular with them these days.

In fact, I don't exactly see coders being very discriminating on keyboard quality overall. The main people who seem to care a lot about keyboards (and who keep the high-end mechanical keyboard makers in business) are gamers, not coders.

[stcredzero]

I wouldn't say they're "targeted at coders", but Macbooks seem to be very popular with them these days.

Seemingly less and less so as time goes on.

In fact, I don't exactly see coders being very discriminating on keyboard quality overall.

There's a reason why some coders are Thinkpad fans. You don't have to be very discriminating for coding, but a modicum of ergonomics does make a difference.

The main people who seem to care a lot about keyboards (and who keep the high-end mechanical keyboard makers in business) are gamers, not coders.

Interesting idea. I wonder what the percentages are of clicky keyboards versus switches like Cherry blacks?

[magduf]

>There's a reason why some coders are Thinkpad fans.

Some != majority. Sure, I've seen some who are Thinkpad fans (or, like me, Dell Latitude fans). But they're a minority. I'm sure I've seen more that were Apple fans, even the ones doing Linux coding.