keyboards Keyboard for programming

[prakyath kantharaju]

Hello guys, I am new here. I need advice about buying a keyboard. I do not game much but I  do a lot of programming, so I need a good keyboard for the long run.

I have a PC with OS windows (gaming and lite programming) and laptop for programming (Linux - Ubuntu), and keyboard must be compatible with both.

I was thinking WASD. But, too many options and I have no idea about the difference between cherry switches.

PS: I care about the speed and sound

[GoodBytes]

You get what you like.

You could get a mechanical keyboard, but your office place co-working will kill you. Not sure how silent mechanical ones are. If you work from home, than no issue.

You Some people like traditional membrane keyboard.

I like flat keyboard as I can slide my fingers and crash them on key cap (just the way I type).

 

Keyboards are standard. They will work with any OS that has keyboard support.

Now you might lose configuration utility to configure special keys or control certain aspect of the keyboard under Linux, but all in all, the "A" key will show "A" on the screen when typed. And "for the long run" means what? Even if you were Windows only, we don't know if next month Microsoft will release Windows 11, and your keyboard manufacture goes "Heummm... I think it is time for you to buy a new keyboard. No driver support on currently released hardware", like many manufactures loved to do back in Vista days.

 

Speed, depends on your fingers. Keyboards don't have speed limits..... well they do... but you can be the fastest typist, and you are still too slow for a Pentium 2.

 

[jslowik]

Mech ftw. I used a Ducky One with MX brown switches at work with no o-rings. Nobody complained and I bottom out keys pretty hard. They might have all been overly polite and the building did have a white noise generation system so ymmv.

I love Ducky and Cherry switches, and would recommend both to anyone. Browns for the office, blues at home. They seem to last and don't require anything be installed which will certainly help your longevity requirement.