
Building a better keyboard
I want a better keyboard but my plea to the industry had no effect. Since no one would make one for me I built the keyboard myself. My main goals were:
- Standard split-QWERTY layout mirroring the Microsoft Natural Keyboards
- No number pad
- High quality mechanical switches
- Bluetooth and USB-C connections
- Plug and play (no-solder) microcontroller replacement
Layout
Building a keyboard naturally starts with designing the key layout. I used the wonderful Keyboard Layout Editor to build a tweaked version of the classic Microsoft Natural Keyboard layout.