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-# ErgoDox EZ C# Developer configuration
-
-## Changelog
-
-* Feb 12, 2016 (V1):
- * First version commit
-* Mar 20, 2016 (V2):
- * Removed "Classic QWERTY" layer, inverted GUI and SHIFT on Hold for Space and Enter
-
-## About
-This layout was conceived in an attempt to optimise keyboard layout for developers (C# more specifically, but it can work with most of other languages), and limit the keys required to perform the most frequent actions.
-
-I came to the realization that my main tool as a developer, the qwerty keyboard was something that did not evolved at its core in almost 150 years.
-There are a lot of reasons to this, and it would be a massive entreprise to change a standard so strongly anchored, but I wanted to give it a try and see how would look an input device dedicated to developers, more specifically a C# developer in my case.
-The biggest flaw in standard QWERTY keyboards was that I always needed to perform key combination to access commonly used characters or actions. Think about it a minute, how many times a day do you press a modifier key such as Ctrl or Shift, it's insane and could be so easily optimized to require only one key press.
-
-Then I came across the ErgoDox EZ project, that allowed a full customization of its firmware, and a unique 2 parts design.
-
-![CSharpDev](https://i.imgur.com/PkNqi7V.png)
-![CSharpDev](https://i.imgur.com/0IcMgMf.png)
-
-## Layout design principles
-* No key combination required for the most common input characters ( (),[],{},<> ... )
-* No key combination required for the most common actions (copy/paste/undo/save)
-* Regroup characters by usage ( + - * = ...)
-* Easy access to the most commonly used characters: ; / " . ,
-* Preregistered macro for the most common C# langage instructions: public / private / string / int / float ...
-
-## Why is it specific to C Sharp
-I defined the characters priority based on their usage in C# language, most of this characters are also used in other coding languages but it may require some tweaking.
-For example there is no direct access to ~ or $ keys which can be very common in some languages.
-Note it is also specific to Windows environement as the shortcut used in action keys would not work on Mac Os
-
-## In usage
-It was relatively easy to get used to the layout, but it's hard for me to define how easy it was as I was getting used to a blank Ergodox keyboard at the same time.
-Still it's extremely satisfying to Save your file with just one easily accessible key or to have one big key to end your code line ( ; )
-
-## Improvements
-This layout was shared after a bunch of iterations and only once I was happy with it.
-Still there are many way to improve or iterate on this:
-* Make it language agnostic
-* Check and compile language's keyboard's heatmaps to statistically define keys priority (e.g. https://dzone.com/articles/most-pressed-keys-various )
-* QWERTY is still not the most efficient typing layout, I would like to create a Dvorak based similar layout in a near futur
-
-## Issues
-One of the issues encountered while creating this layout was that I did not find a way to have a key to send a modifier on hold, and a key combination while pressed (e.g. I can't set a Key to do Save (Ctrl + S) when pressed and Shift modifier when hold )
-
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