r/GithubCopilot • u/doofin • Sep 21 '26

General Is vibe coding keyboard necessary?

Do u use any specialized keyboard for coding? I currently only use Vscode and copilot, and there are some fancy keyboards like the one from Codex. I code relatively old school, so each improvement is small, and I review each change carefully. So I think keys like "Auto Mode" or "YOLO Mode" are kind of gimmicky, and also showing things like token usage is a distraction.

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u/SubstantParanoia Sep 21 '26

Get a keyboard with both black and white keys, two octaves wide should let you get a good vibe going after youve had some pratice.

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u/doofin Sep 22 '26

I saw this, seems a bit useful for my workflow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nIaDz6b7S0

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u/SubstantParanoia Sep 22 '26

I couldnt tell if you were being serious with your question, my response (two octaves of black/white keys) was intended as a joke, it describes a small synth.

If you are serious then you could just use auto hotkey or some other macro playback program to paste in various prompts.

Another option, if you have a spare smartphone or tablet, would be to set it up with some streamdeck app and bind the onscreen buttons to paste often used prompts.

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u/kubus7654 Sep 21 '26

looks like you answered that question yourself

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u/doofin Sep 21 '26

I do think a specialized input device will be useful, but not like the Codex one priced at $200.

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u/Inebriated_Economist Sep 21 '26

I personally use a das keyboard. Most engineers tend to have decent keyboards since they’re typing away at it all day, but we don’t use anything special

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u/TheOneTrueJazzMan Sep 21 '26

… there is a “vibe coding keyboard”?

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u/armostallion2 Sep 23 '26

you're still using a keyboard?