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  • Zangoose@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I’m a programmer and spend way too much time typing, here’s my 2 cents on numpads

    • You have to move further whenever you reach for the mouse, which is bad for your shoulders over time
    • You get less space for a mouse on smaller desks which is annoying for KB+mouse games
    • Alpha keys being off-center is also bad for posture over time.

    If I used a numpad it would probably have to be on the left side but honestly I’ll realistically move over to a split setup like the one in the other comment before I get a numpad. Until then, 65/75% keyboards ftw.

    • daq@lemmy.sdf.org
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      3 months ago

      I have a split keyboard, but it includes a num pad. To be fair I was mostly kidding. I realize there are as many opinions on the keyboard as there are people. I also write code occasionally for work, but I wouldn’t sacrifice num pad for space.