5 Years of Split Keyboards Behind Me - My Review

WOW I'm glad you guys enjoyed the video. Thanks for all the kind words and feedback. I have yet to try vim shortcuts like so many of you have suggested and am still using my archaic methods but I'll try them out and report back. Again thanks for the support :) Also, shameless plug for my mobile puzzle game Zupple zupple.co/ ;) Toodles😘 Ajackste

Dude your video quality is amazing.. I thought I was watching a youtuber with 500k+ subs

I came here for the keyboards and stayed for the expert level eyebrow manipulation

In all seriousness, you should consider learning either Emacs or Vim-style hotkeys, which allowed for home-row oriented text navigation long before key remapping was a thing ex. In Emacs you can move next and previous line with "Ctrl+n" and "Ctrl+p" respectively This actually makes you significantly less dependent on single purpose keys like "End" that you can then remap to something more interesting (given the Ergodox can have per-key macros)

i love your editing and film design of such a simple topic. Usually people just review the product, but i enjoy how you actually involve yourself with the video.

This video was amazing! I have been using a split keyboard for over a year, and it has been a 100% game changer.

Thank you so much for making this video! I am learning to be a game dev in unreal engine and when I saw this video I got intrigued and clicked on it. This video eventually lead me to getting the Ergodox-ez and it changed everything. Thanks for making this!

A keyboard review has no business being this hilarious 😂Love it! I'd love a comparison video between the different split keyboards! I have an ergodox, but I've been wondering about how it compares to a few of the others you mentioned using

only 200 views? wtf, from the quality of this vid alone i wouldve expected 30k+, keep it up man, good work edit: It feels good coming back to this video and see it get the attention it deserves, good job

3:26 In that example, if the cursor starts on the first character of "function", I would do this in vim: jWWevhcld Then press escape to leave insert mode. I've been considering getting a split keyboard, but I don't even use keys like the arrow keys. And sure, I could use hjkl, which is vim's equivalent - and the example I gave does use j and h - but the vast majority of my navigating actually happens with W and B to go forward/backward a whole word. (uppercase to use only space as word separator, lowercase to also separate words on symbols) If you're interested, the breakdown of that sequence: j - down one line W - go to the next word, using only space as word separator W - again e - go to the end of the word, also considering symbols as word separators v - enter visual mode to select text h - go left one - "dl" is now selected c - delete the selected text and enter insert mode ("change") ld - insert "ld" (since we are in insert mode, any characters typed now get inserted at the cursor position) And finally escape to go back to normal mode. I will say, learning vim was one of the best things I could have done. Most other editors/IDEs just feel clunky now, though it does seem they are slowly getting better. It's not even that editing is faster or more efficient, but it's just more comfortable. I don't need to move my hands as much to reach for the arrow keys or, heaven forbid, the mouse. Using a smaller, possibly split, keyboard like that seems to solve a similar issue. Would using one still make my experience better with vim? Probably. I don't think it's really worth it, though. Using an editor that is designed to make editing efficient and comfortable seems to already solve the bulk of the problem - and I would argue better than just using better hardware alone.

Great video, thank you. I think it would be great if you did reviews and comparisons of individual ergonomic/split keyboards. Many other channels on YouTube focus on the gaming aspect - when all I really care about is navigating my shell and code efficiently and ergonomically.

I know nothing at all about keyboards but watching this video was so informative and entertaining. Love your visuals and the script!

This is easily one of the best keyboard videos I've watched over the last few months, and honestly i can't wait to binge the rest of your videos lmao. One question though, as a gamer yourself, are there any advantages/disadvantages you've noticed while gaming with a split?

Great video! I've been thinking about a split keyboard for sometime now. You've helped me make up my mind. I'm going to take the plunge and give one a try. Thanks and keep up the good work!

Now use the vim key bindings and you’ll become a god 🤌

You my good sir, have gained a subscriber. Was considering a split keyboard myself since I'm a Computer engineering student, and I spend A LOT of time using a keyboard. You have convinced me! Keep up the good work!

Great video. Thank you for sharing your experience. Very detailed and I hope you get more views.

this is an amazing video! so glad it got recommended to me after ~2hrs of split keyboard binge-watching

Most fun review and good to hear the benefits.

This is really helpful! I have frequent wrist pain due to bad joints, so I've been looking into alternative keyboard options as an office worker & writer.