Best keyboard layout for a programmer?

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An Ideal Keyboard Layout for Programming

As a programmer I don't type as much human language as normal users. In fact, a lot of what I type are ASCII special characters such as $();:?=+-'"\[]{}<>. Needless to say, QWERTY is not good at programming.

function decode($t)
{
    return preg_replace('/&lt;(\/)?('.tuh::$tags.')&gt;/i','<\1\2>',$t);
}

So I'm thinking about trying other layouts like Dvorak or Colemak, but they don't seem to be much better (Even the programming versions). So is there one that actually places the common keys right there next to the home row? No more stretching for each $ or ]?

Answer 1

I'd still say qwerty just because; at least in my job; I use a number of different keyboards/computers during the day and the adjustment can be rough moving across.

Answer 2

How about a programmable keypad?