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Tobias and Fredrik talk to Erez Zukerman, CEO and co-founder of Ergodox EZ, creators of the ergonomic mechanical keyboard of the same name. Tobias is a fan and user since a while back, and Erez tells us about why you decide to make a keyboard, how you manage to ship hardware on time the first time, how things are going and a little bit about what's in store for the future of Ergodox EZ. We wrap up with a few listener questions. If you have more, just send them to Erez or us, we will grab any reasons to talk even more about keyboards! Thanks a lot for taking the time Erez! Thank you Cloudnet for sponsoring our VPS! Comments, questions or tips? We are @kodsnack, @tobiashieta, @iskrig and @bjoreman on Twitter, have a page on Facebook and can be emailed at info@kodsnack.se if you want to write longer. We read everything we receive. If you enjoy Kodsnack we would love a review in iTunes! Links • Ergodox EZ • Erez Zukerman • Dominic Beauchamp • Dmitry Slepov • Tibbo • Massdrop • Kinesis advantage • Ortholinear keyboards - keys are in aligned lines, rather than offset • Microsoft natural keyboard • Kinesis advantage 2 • Colemak • Dvorak • Truly ergonomic • Mathias ergo pro • Keyboardio • Ultimate hacking keyboard • Shenzen • OEM - original equipment manufacturer • Indiegogo • Cherry keyswitches • Gateron - another manufacturer of keyswitches • Key chatter • Kailh switches • Kailh bronze (thick gold) • Typing, Ghost in the shell style • MX speed silver • TMK • QMK • Jack Humbert • olkb.co • The keyboard configurator web interface • Maxim Gladkov • Basecamp • DHH • pimpmykeyboard.com • Signature plastics • Florian Degran • React • Mobx • State tree • Graphql • Ergodox EZ on Twitter Titles • Me wanting a keyboard • A lot of money for me to pay for a box of parts • Ortholinear and bowl-shaped • Just because it was cool and expensive • I went from being able to type 120 words per minute to being able to type 10 • The full strange experience • My first foray into hardware • We shipped on time • Go with the right partner • The interests are aligned • Extreme transparency • Each keyswitch is a moving part • We're sorry, we have an enormous lead time • Thousands of keyswitches which we can't use • Big enough to get Cherry's attention • I'm still emotional about that • Developing software is my refuge • Such a gangster name for a keyswitch • Like typing on popcorn • The key pushed the socket out of the PCB • Direct support from the plastic • Just like you pull a tooth • Be genuinely nice • Favor-driven development • A number of frantic pairing sessions • I'm not looking for the hockey stick • We're not great for everyone • We make it in an office building in Taiwan • We pay models to hang out with the keyboard • I don't try to convince you • I give you the facts and I trust you • Geeking out with keyboards
