[wruza]

I can imagine typing a wordy contract with this body and hand position, but not programming. He doesn’t use ctrl/shift much, and when he does, it seems not like a quick thing. He also will bottom out as hell even on non-horrible keyboard. (Mac kbd is far from horrible when compared to other membranes, btw.)

I’m not a homerow-guy even, but try to {foo:(x,y)=>(x[y]+1)} and I bet this method will feel the struggle.

[deno]

I don't understand the problem...?

Here's a quick demo of me typing some special characters with my natural typing position: https://streamable.com/tavn6

For something like $ or # I’ll use my right pinky for shift and the left hand, which I can’t really demo with one hand holding camera. The right side is easily reachable if you don’t glue your wrist—try it.

EDIT: Here’a the full thing with spaces: https://streamable.com/h0bpr

[wruza]

Just tried your way and have mixed feelings about it. On one hand, it isn’t much different from how I do (bases on erf, kop/jio and sliding around). On the other, side moving is much easier due to no friction; also much ‘slippery’ if not controlled. Probably should give it a week to see how is it to hold a big right angle for a long time. Thanks for sharing!

[deno]

You need a slightly different mental map of your keyboard. I think I use the edges/shifts as a reference (Model F doesn’t have the bumps at J/F at all), but that’s just a guess.