Do you think we should be drawing spreadsheets or talking to the machine like Scotty... Oh computer!
Nobody who complains about this seems to have a serious idea about a better way to program a computer than a keyboard thus far. If you have anything novel to share I'd be interested.
In fact, I don't exactly see coders being very discriminating on keyboard quality overall. The main people who seem to care a lot about keyboards (and who keep the high-end mechanical keyboard makers in business) are gamers, not coders.
Seemingly less and less so as time goes on.
In fact, I don't exactly see coders being very discriminating on keyboard quality overall.
There's a reason why some coders are Thinkpad fans. You don't have to be very discriminating for coding, but a modicum of ergonomics does make a difference.
The main people who seem to care a lot about keyboards (and who keep the high-end mechanical keyboard makers in business) are gamers, not coders.
Interesting idea. I wonder what the percentages are of clicky keyboards versus switches like Cherry blacks?
Some != majority. Sure, I've seen some who are Thinkpad fans (or, like me, Dell Latitude fans). But they're a minority. I'm sure I've seen more that were Apple fans, even the ones doing Linux coding.
Keynote at O'Reilly: https://wp.me/P9TsXm-53
What you are discussing is the common dillusion that society or civilization has declined from some bygone era. Socrates despaired of the declining morals of youth compared to their forefathers thousands of years ago and you lament an imaginary decline in the integrity of our genes.
Back in reality selection in a species that takes 20-30 years to reproduce is really really slow and civilizations allowing the genetically weak to survive and gasp even breed hasn't done much to change us as a species in the last few hundred years.
What you are expressing is mostly seen in the lies of nazis and rascists who desire to promote the right kind of people breeding. If you will do more research you will discover that it lacks any scientific basis.
If you thought race was a problem, wait until we have multiple species of humans. Pfizer people may not interbreed with Novartis people.