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Re:Ask HN: What are you planning to unlearn in 2021? by tcbasche on Saturday January 02, 2021 @09:24PM (#25618757)
I went all out crazy and got a Moonlander[1]. I love it. It took maybe a week or two of daily usage (an hour or so - writing code and doing the training exercises that they recommend via their online tool) for me to get back to feeling comfortable using it.

I feel like I could type nonstop for hours without my wrists or back getting sore. Having the ability to configure absolutely everything also really boosts productivity. I do a lot of Python development so I've got shortcut keys to run the linting tools, auto-formatting etc. in Pycharm.

However I had serious buyer's remorse once I started using it; I felt like I had to start typing all over again and it's a bit of an investment to get productive again. I guess like trying a new IDE.

[1] https://www.zsa.io/moonlander/

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Re:Ask HN: What are you planning to unlearn in 2021? by adkadskhj on Sunday January 03, 2021 @11:17AM (#25622626)
Oh boy, i was looking into that earlier. I'm terrified that i won't be able to learn it, since i have abysmal typing habits. Frankly i've never enjoyed using my non-dominant fingers.

Nevertheless i get a lot of tension in my shoulders when programming for hours on end. The moonlander is seriously tempting.

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