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by rdbell 2524 days ago
Consider trying an ortholinear split keyboard like the Ergodox EZ for your RSI.

I was starting to experience wrist pain after several 12-hour days of vim. Ergodox solved the problem for me.

The learning process is annoying and you'll probably be tempted to give up during the first couple weeks, but the benefits are worth the learning curve.

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> Ergodox EZ

Wow. This is basically a mashup of my two favorites—the Kinesis Advantage 2 and the Kinesis Freestyle Edge!

I'll definitely consider trying one of these out, too.

An ergonomic mouse can also be very important.

If you travel a lot, the microsoft sculpt keyboard+mouse is great. It's not the most ergonomic, but it's alright and a lot more compact than anything else I've seen.

The Ergodox was like a magic solution for me too. Another plus is having the arrows on a layer which means I can use any editor/ide and avoid emacs-pinky at the same time.