This episode is about keyboard layouts. We'll see why it makes to consider to program in the US keyboard layout if you're not already doing so, and why the US International layout might be helpful.

Keyboard layout: US International AltGr No Dead keys: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AltGr_key#US-International

Dead keys: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_key

This episode is about keyboards and keyboard devices. We'll see why it makes sense to invest some money into a proper device and what to take into consideration.

Some keyboards brands that I've used:

- https://www.daskeyboard.com/

- https://www.realforce.co.jp/en/products/realforce_rgb/

Some keyboards that also look interesting:

- https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/

- https://www.dygma.com/

This episode is about keyboard shortcuts and live templates. We'll have a more detailed look on how to become a poweruser of the programs we're often using, most of all the IDE, but also the editors and other programs.

This episode is about the keyboard where we developer should spend our time on. We talk about why specific tasks are more efficient to be performed on the keyboard, why to leverage keyboard shortcuts, and what's about the keyboard home row.

This episode is about context switches that we humans have when switching tasks. We talk about the time penalty we have to pay until we're fully productive again, after being distracted, meetings, and other tasks, and how to overcome that.

This episode is about the need to focus and eliminating distractions in our work. We will talk about different types of distractions, inefficiencies that make our job harder than required, waiting times, and some ways to overcome these.

This episode is about automation, or how I call it using the computer in the correct way. Computers are so much better at automation than we humans are. I'll give you an overview over which types of automation could help us doing our job, we hear about big and small opportunities to automate, and the "three strike principle".

Introduction to the podcast about how to become more productive and more effective as a software developer. I'm Sebastian Daschner, your host, and it's a pleasure to have you. You'll find more material at https://www.sebastian-daschner.com