I just figured out that I do not type the letter "P" the way I was taught in my typing class back in the ancient times when typewriters still existed. I am using my ring finger to type "P." If I consciously try to type correctly according to the slanted columns, my pinky finger will type "[" instead most of the time.
I guess I developed this habit typing stuff like "printf" and "ptr" in software code. Pinky finger is just too dang short to comfortably type that letter "P" the correct touch typist way. I have really long fingers too. I can actually type faster now than I used to in high school typing class even though I use the wrong finger for the letter "P."
How do you guys type? I can't the the only one who does this.
Keyboards still have these slanted columns of keys. Old typewriters needed the slant to accommodate the mechanical linkage of the keys. It is kind of sad that PC keyboards have maintained that convention even with the virtual keyboards on touch screens.
I have been considering the purchase of a mechanical keyboard. I typed on a Logitech G710+ at a store, but I was standing up and the keyboard was not actually plugged into anything. That made it kind of hard to evaluate it for typing.
What are your opinions on mechanical keyboards? Are they worth the money?