Programming on 34 Keys (2022)

/ / Minimizing your keyboard layout is a slippery slope. A few months ago, I built the Ferricy, a 34-key-split-ortho-ergo keyboard. The Ferricy is a fork of the Ferris Sweep MX Bling. The Ferricy, designed by icyphox My daily use consists of a bit of prose and a lot of program, my layout has evolved accordingly. Base Layer Colemak with no mods The base layer contains alphabets, four symbols and four whitespace keys: Alphas: Stock Colemak, with no modifications whatsoever Symbols: . , / ; Whitespace: tab, space, enter, backspace (from left to right) Layers Keyboard input is complex and it is impossible to skirt around it. You can either use a keyboard with enough keys to supply all possible inputs (a mechanical burden), or you can use firmware to supply all possible inputs (a cognitive burden). Layers are a cognitive burden. I use 3 layers, heavily inspired by Miryoku, but tuned for programming. Excluding the base Colemak layer: NAV : activated on holding space (left thumb ... Read full article.