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  • original generation of COBOL programmers where expecting their programs to be replaced (or at least rewritten) within a decade or so – and then Y2K and we realized how much COBOL was still in the wild – and now a couple decades down the line, they’re still having problems trying to convince fintech to switch from COBOL to the new language of Java …













    • VERY much personal preference
    • and there are way too many options available for MX switches
      • linear, tactile, clicky, silent, pre-lubed, long pole, strong tactile, weak tactile, click jacket, clickbar, clickleaf, light springs, medium springs, heavy springs, short springs, long springs, 3 stage springs
    • Akko Silver has a light spring (45g) – so really easy to bottom out, simplest might be test with a heavier spring
      • medium-light – Akko Piano (55g)
      • medium – Akko Matcha Green (63g)
    • if it’s just a matter of bottoming out
      • O-ring mod – add a small O-ring around the stem of the keycap, softens bottom out on existing switches
      • silent switches (ex. Akko Fairy) – internal dampers not only silence the clack but soften the blow
    • ergo mech users !ergomechkeyboards@lemmy.world generally go for light springs but they also tend to hover their fingers rather than resting their fingers as well as optimizing layouts and keymaps to reduce finger travel which is a whole new discipline