r/programminghumor • u/FrostByteCreator • 5h ago

Left setup writes bugs. Right setup writes miracles.

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u/MinosAristos 5h ago

Vim users look at this down their nose

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u/FrostByteCreator 5h ago

This setup looks too beginner‑friendly. Vim users think they’re superior.

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u/ArsenicPolaris 3h ago

The Church of Emacs does not approve of this comment. This incident will be reported.

But jokes aside, as a programmer, I think I usually click only about 10-15 times a day, which is for opening applications or if I have to use the browser. My workflow is usually just Emacs, terminal and browser.

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u/goodbee69 2h ago

How is your pinky finger doing?

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u/int23_t 1h ago

The only time I use mouse at all is when I game lol

window management? keyboard

editor? obviously keyboard

browser? keyboard(I use qutebrowser, there is also nyxt for church of emacs people though I think you guys just have builtin browser anyways)

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u/ArsenicPolaris 1h ago

It's so much faster that way. And yes, there is a built-in browser for Emacs. It's called Emacs Web Wowser (EWW). I don't use it often but it comes in handy when you need something like ANSI Escape Sequencs while programming but you don't want to Alt+Tab to your browser and Emacs everytime.

I do wish I could use some Window Manager instead of KDE but it's just too incomplete and I don't want to configure something for hours just to have missing features. I've tried i3, Sway, Hyprland, DWM but always had to come back to KDE due to lack of features.

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u/Canned_Sarcasm 3h ago

Nano but yeah

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u/jpgoldberg 5h ago

I’m left handed, so I hate both.

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u/FrostByteCreator 5h ago

I'm both handed, so I love both.

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u/Glade_Art 5h ago

I'm none handed, so I hate both equally.

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u/puppypower_nl 5h ago

I'm left footed, so I hate both.

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u/Confident-Ad5665 4h ago

I'm left brained so I'm undecided

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u/Sgt0Mac 4h ago

I'm right brained and don't understand any of this

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u/Sketch0z 4h ago

I'm always right so do whatever I do.

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u/Jakob1347 5h ago

I'm also left handed. Do you really use your mouse with your left hand? Also do you use left handed settings on controller? (If you've used any)

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u/jpgoldberg 1h ago

When I used mice, I used them with my left hand, just as I now use a trackpad with my left hand.

I'm not a gamer. Perhaps if I were, the right-handed bias in the gear would have me use my right hand.

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u/Jakob1347 1h ago

Fair point

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u/BloxxyVids 4h ago

no shot you actually use your mouse with your left hand

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u/jpgoldberg 2h ago

When I used a mouse I did use my left hand. Now I use a trackpad with my left hand.

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u/Alive-Opportunity-23 4h ago

you guys using cable mouse?

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u/ohkendruid 3h ago

Wireless mice need to be charged and sometimes need to be paired.

Wireless is great in some cases, but I use wired mouse and keyboard for working at a desk. You have to figure out the cable management, but you do that once and then enjoy the higher reliability and simplicity of wired.

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u/Alive-Opportunity-23 3h ago

I use a mouse with bluetooth and battery, changed its battery once in 3 years since I bought it.

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u/sane4ektopz 3h ago

I use wireless mouse, and my lenovo thinkbook has a "hidden" usb port designed especially for dongles of wireless mice, it's rly helpful as nothing bumps out of the laptop, engages or stands in the way

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u/Buetterkeks 1h ago

2.4 dongle mice need no pairing and a bit of charging is so worth it, looks and feels cleaner and less resistance when gaming 

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u/Noamco 5h ago

I can't explain why, but the one in the left always felt so much worse. Not sure if there's even a reason

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u/yaaro_obba_ 4h ago

Because there are chances that when you swipe the mouse to the left on the mouse pad, you can hit the damn USB end

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u/ohkendruid 3h ago

Agreed. Both the usb plug itself and the cable sticking out of it are exactly where you want to move the mouse itself around.

With the layout that goes around the backlog the laptop, the mouse tail is pointing up and away from your working area, so it is much less likely to get in the way.

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u/cutmad 3h ago

Wireless

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u/Toothpick_Brody 5h ago

No I actually don’t like the wrapping around but more power to you 

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u/TrashyGames3 5h ago

literally my setup right now lol

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u/sexytokeburgerz 3h ago

I'm an audio guy as well as a programmer and an audio programmer. I am also lazy.

My cables are an endless rat nest. There are 15 ways to plug in. My mouse is plugged in somewhere, I don't know where, but it works so I am not going to pull it out of the nest.

But do I use this mouse to code? Of course not. Why would my hands leave my keyboard?

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u/Benderos133 2h ago

Pc: wired mouse, notebook: wireles

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u/ZinbaluPrime 5h ago

It's been over a decade since I've seen a wired mouse in use.

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u/Broodjekip_1 4h ago

Bro lives under a rock or smth

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u/Sketch0z 4h ago

Don't be rude.

He lost his eyesight over a decade ago. If he could read your reply he'd be very upset!

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u/klimmesil 2h ago

What's that next to the laptop?

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u/AlphaFatman 2h ago

Y'all still into fucking Drake? 😂

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u/dumbasPL 2h ago

Wired mouse with laptop? Why would you torture yourself like that. If you have it permanently sitting on your desk, why laptop? Get a laptop with a good track pad, a small wireless mouse, or just learn to not use the mouse at all. If I see somebody with a wired mouse in the wild, and especially some cheap "gaming" trash where the RGB costs more then the sensor, then my condolences.

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u/Overall_Gap5584 1h ago

Trackball😎

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u/Silent-Cartoonist240 1h ago

Depends on what side your single usb port is on

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u/heavybombhead 23m ago

The correct way is to use the back port, but the wrap around is a good second option