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Re:The Absolute Minimum Every Software Developer Must Know A... by d11z on Monday October 02, 2023 @11:48AM (#37739671)
Speaking of third party keyboards, I’m still upset about what happened to Nintype[0]. I’ve never ever been able to type faster on mobile than with it’s intuitive hybrid input style of sliding and tapping, paired with AI that was actually good. It used to be quite performant, fully customizable, and it worked beautifully as a replacement for default on jailbroken iOS.

Today, it’s buggy $5 abandonware that only makes me sad when I am reminded of it.

EDIT: Here[1] is a blog post that claims it's still the best keyboard in 2023. I actually might give it another shot... Not holding my breath though.

*EDIT: Looks like another dedicated fan has actually taken it upon themself to revive the project, under the new name Keyboard71[2].

[0] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nintype/id796959534

[1] https://maxleiter.com/blog/nintype

[2] https://www.reddit.com/r/keyboard71/

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Re:The Absolute Minimum Every Software Developer Must Know A... by swores on Monday October 02, 2023 @12:27PM (#37740446)
I wonder why they haven't open sourced their fork, over than vague worry it might get DMCA'd
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Re:The Absolute Minimum Every Software Developer Must Know A... by tiltowait on Monday October 02, 2023 @01:07PM (#37741138)
Nintype was absolutely incredible. I still open it every now and then after an iOS update in the vain hope some system change made it less buggy.
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Re:The Absolute Minimum Every Software Developer Must Know A... by d11z on Monday October 02, 2023 @01:31PM (#37741556)
I’m really considering repurchasing (I definitely owned it previously, no idea what happened), can you describe specifically what the main bugs are for you? I’d be happy if I could use it solely for occasionally writing long notes, not as a replacement for all text inputs.

Really not looking to burn another $5, I’d greatly appreciate any thoughts/concerns at all.

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Re:The Absolute Minimum Every Software Developer Must Know A... by dotancohen on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @10:37AM (#37752563)
I just want to say thank you for introducing me to Keyboard 71. I've never heard of Nintype, but this thing is incredible!
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