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My favorite keyboards

Fabien Sanglard reviews and ranks his favorite keyboards, discussing their design, typing feel, and build quality, with a focus on mechanical models like the IBM Model M and Topre Realforce.

Background

Fabien Sanglard is a well-known French software engineer and reverse-engineering expert (famous for his deep-dive books on DOOM and Quake's renderers). In this blog post, he shares his personal shortlist of favorite keyboards, comparing mechanical switches, ergonomics, and layout philosophy. The post is written for a technical audience that cares about typing feel, build quality, and longevity. Sanglard's authority in the dev community gives the piece weight, making it a reference for programmers and hardware enthusiasts looking for no-nonsense keyboard recommendations outside the gaming-peripheral hype cycle.

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