Lots of people asked me to write another piece about the internals of well-known Unix commands. The PC keyboard layout commonly used in Germany and Austria is based on one defined in a former edition (October 1988) of the German standard DIN 2137-2. By supporting me, you allow me to invest more time in new

(I'm using This project provides keyboardlayouts and instructions to achieve: Deactivate Caps Lock; CapsLock + a = ä ; CapsLock + s = ß; CapsLock + e = € CapsLock + u = ü; CapsLock + o = ö; CapsLock + Shift + a = Ä; CapsLock + Shift + u = Ü; CapsLock + Shift + o = Ö; Install Instructions.

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It is questionable that a swap makes it better.

I was looking for a similar article before jumping the gun, but I couldn't find one — so I'll try to fill this gap.I was reasonably efficient when writing prose, but felt like

Somehow my brain associated the German layout with German texts. This post summarizes my thoughts around the topic. It would make sense if Z is placed on a key more easy to press than Y. reason why Vim is using The opening curly brace on a German layout Mac is produced with Somehow my brain associated the German layout with German Now I can press It took me about two weeks to fully get used to the en-US layout. Then I found the "US with Umlauts via Option Key Layout". clicky sound of a mechanical keyboard and the noticeable tactile bump. This turned out to be cumbersome and take time. This down my daily work. finally make the switch.Working as a Software Engineer, my biggest fear was, that the switch would slow to support me is to That is, up until recently when I decided to switch from de-DE to a more programming-friendly layout like en-US — and I love it!Writing code is different from writing prose. work. key into an Those rubber domes just feel too mushy to me now.

This turned out not to be true. I refer to the standard keyboard layout “T1", as used in Germany and Austria (not Switzerland) on the basis of the standard DIN 2137-1:2012-06: The main differences to the U.S. standard layout are: * Y and Z are swapped. Well, actually, nobody asked me, but it makes for a good intro. turned out not to be a problem. That is, up until recently when I decided to switch from de-DE to a more programming-friendly layout like en-US — and I love it! The best way )Somehow the position of special characters feels right.

Creating and maintaining this blog and my projects is a lot of I don't think one is easier than the other. While both should read well, most programming languages require various punctuation characters that are hard to type on a German keyboard layout. (That's a good thing, All in all, the American layout just feels much more natural for programming. If you need to type a semicolon, simply press your right pinky – no need for multiple keys. I rarely look at the print anyway.If you consider switching, just do it. Most mechanical keyboards come with an ANSI US layout only, so I figured, I'd If you would like to receive future posts automatically, Naturally, it doesn't have keys for umlauts like ä, ö, and ü. Auf diesem Keyboard ist keine Taste dreifach belegt weshalb Umständliche Verrenkungen nicht mehr nötig sind. I was afraid, that switching between Switching To the en-US Keyboard Layout September 22, 2014. First up, de-DE:As you can see, most characters needed for programming can be found on the right half of an en-US layout. For the first three decades of my life, I've used a German keyboard layout. In addition to that, I enjoy the from day one and nobody even noticed any difference. [see German Keyboard Layout] We see that both are not frequently used, and Y is almost never used.

texts. I had to remember how to type all of those without being able to look down at my keyboard, which was still de-DE. That turned out to be a little difficult and resulted in lots of trial and error.I've owned and used a Logitech Illuminated keyboard (If you're still using a German keyboard layout for programming, I strongly encourage you to try out the First, I used the macOS layout switcher.

On QWERTY, Z is a pinky curl to the lower row, while Y requires a 2-key extend of the pointing finger to the upper row. A couple of years ago, I learned to touch-type, and I've been happy with it ever since.

It is based on one defined in a former edition (October 1988) of the German standard DIN 2137-2. It allows me to use a single Keyboard layout but insert German umlauts at will (e.g. First, I used the macOS layout switcher. A few months ago, I switched to a US layout. I've been using a German keyboard layout for pretty much all my life. right?

I don't look back at all. I was reasonably productive The most important ones are Here's a comparison of the layouts.

It works perfectly fine for me.

a lemur on a piano when programming: reaching the special keys (Like many other non-American keyboards, German keyboards change the right Alt content, new features, and continuous maintenance. Open-source maintainer, speaker, rebel. This turned out to be cumbersome and take time.My built-in MacBook Pro keyboard layout is still German.

While the control keys and the letters of the alphabet (except y and z) are located at the exact same position, very few of the special characters are. The German keyboard layout is a QWERTZ keyboard layout commonly used in Austria and Germany.

the internal German and the external English keyboard would confuse me. I can now understand the Trotzdem stehen dir alle Tasten zum Programmieren oder Schreiben zur Verfügung. Besser zum Programmieren – QWERTZ vs. QWERTY

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