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ErgonomicNotes

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melling / ErgonomicNotes

ErgonomicNotes

Ergonomic keyboards and mice, programming by voice, RSI, and standing desks.

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Ergonomic keyboards and mice, programming by voice, RSI, and standing desks.

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2017	2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	5	0	5
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melling·May 3, 2024

I’ve dealt with the problem for over three decades. Never found a solution other than don’t type until the pain goes away. I’ve put effort into researching it and gathering the data so others might be able to identify solutions that work for them. I’m always looking for ways to “cope with it”. If you’ve got something that’s not on my list… https://github.com/melling/ErgonomicNotes

In Losing My Hands

melling·May 3, 2024

As someone who has had their hands on fire from typing, I’d personally like to tell you to shut up. You’re clueless. Imagine a doctor with your attitude. People have a real problem that no one has a real answer for. They don’t need to be told how much worse it could be. I’ve got a GitHub repo where I catalog many RSI instances and treatments. https://github.com/melling/ErgonomicNotes

In Losing My Hands

melling·May 10, 2021

Not sure if there’s any one solution that actually works. https://github.com/melling/ErgonomicNotes Several people have used Voice input to lessen the need to type: https://github.com/melling/ErgonomicNotes/blob/master/progra...

In Ask HN: Has anyone cured their RSI/carpal tunnel without an ergonomic keyboard?

melling·Feb 24, 2020

I’ve got dozens of RSI stories here from many people: https://github.com/melling/ErgonomicNotes Lots of people have tried many things.

In On Voice Coding

melling·Feb 10, 2020

Programming my voice really hasn’t caught on. I maintain a bunch of links on Github for anyone who might be interested: https://github.com/melling/ErgonomicNotes/blob/master/progra...

In Taika Waititi Calls Out Apple's MacBook Keyboard Backstage at the Oscars

melling·Aug 10, 2019

There are lots of different stories and reasons for RSI. I’ve saved a bunch of them in a Github repo: https://github.com/melling/ErgonomicNotes/blob/master/README... I’ve also saved a bunch of Programming by Voice links: https://github.com/melling/ErgonomicNotes/blob/master/progra...

In What Does a Coder Do If They Can't Type?

melling·Feb 17, 2019

There are lots of keyboard layouts: https://github.com/melling/ErgonomicNotes/blob/master/keyboa... Isn’t the idea that your fingers travel less so it’s healthier for your hands? If you end up with RSI, you might find you’re using your nose for input: http://www.looknohands.me

In I’ve used Dvorak for 10 years, and it’s not all that

melling·Dec 31, 2018

I have a collection of Programming by Voice links here: https://github.com/melling/ErgonomicNotes/blob/master/progra...

In Writing and coding by voice with Talon

melling·Nov 9, 2018

There are several other newer resources: https://github.com/melling/ErgonomicNotes/blob/master/progra...

In Ask HN: How should a programming language accommodate disabled programmers?

melling·Nov 9, 2018

Have you had any luck with programming by voice? https://github.com/melling/ErgonomicNotes/blob/master/progra...

In Ask HN: How should a programming language accommodate disabled programmers?

melling·Sep 19, 2018

I have that and several other resources on a Github page: https://github.com/melling/ErgonomicNotes/blob/master/progra...

In Voice Coder – Alexa skill to code by voice

melling·Aug 22, 2018

I’ve got dozens of stories about people with RSI here: https://github.com/melling/ErgonomicNotes/blob/master/README... There doesn’t seem to be one cause or one solution.

In The Workman Keyboard Layout Philosophy (2010)

melling·Jul 25, 2018

I have some links on Github: https://github.com/melling/ErgonomicNotes/blob/master/keyboa... There’s a small section for “Build Your Own”

In Custom mechanical keyboards

melling·May 23, 2018

I’ve read lots of RSI stories and seeing a doctor never seems to solve the problem. https://github.com/melling/ErgonomicNotes One example is John Ousterhout, the creator of Tcl/Tk, has had RSI for decades: https://web.stanford.edu/~ouster/cgi-bin/wrist.php

In Stopping the RSI pain that almost destroyed my programming career (2016)

melling·May 23, 2018

Yeah, that’s one of common things people claim. Someone has said pushups would do the trick. Tavis Rudd in this Programming by Voice video thought his rock climbing helped prevent issues before he got RSI. https://youtu.be/8SkdfdXWYaI I’ve cataloged lots of solutions: https://github.com/melling/ErgonomicNotes

In Stopping the RSI pain that almost destroyed my programming career (2016)

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