You cannot find \ in Japanese MacBook keyboard. You have to press alt + ¥ 💢

But if are in the hiragana keyboard mode alt + ¥ key is / 💢💢

What is shift+0?

I knew exactly who posted this before I even opened it. ;)

I think it's cool how the Japanese keyboard displays both english and hiragana characters. Tho, the lack of certain symbols must be annoying. :/

@electrineer shift + 0 is always 0. Alt + 0 is degree symbol (on Sublime text it appears like superscript Omega)

That looks interesting. How does it work if you want to write katakana?

@actualdragon Well that's messed up.

I prefer the german keyboard with hiragana/katakana/kanji functionality BUT THATS JUST ME

@StazC The keys next to the spacebar (right and left) are used to toggle between English, Hiragana, and Katakana layouts. As you type you can convert your hiragana and katakana into kanji

https://youtube.com/watch/...

Honestly I really enjoy your content. It's nice having somebody from so far away sharing their perspective on programmer things.

The Mac keyboards seems to be rather counterproductive, at least on their laptops

@Michelle It is most annoying when writing code and documenting at the same time. So, I use a script to inject documentation (in pre-commit hook).

I create templates in documentation blocks, have multiple txt files with the same name but i18n replace by language code, and eject localised versions of documentation for all our programmers to read.

I use a custom sublime plugin to inject documentation from txt file into IDE in tooltips.

/**

* {{doc_i18n_hamming_distance}}

* @return int

*/

export const hammingDistance = (h1, h2) => {}

or

class NFA(object):

"""

{{title | Nondeterministic Finite Automaton}}

{{doc_i18n_NFA}}

"""

EPSILON = object()

ANY = object()

I jusr finished learning hiragana! I'm going on to learning katakana now. Any advice for learning grammar and vocab, and an approach to picking up and remembering kanji?

ありがとうございます！

@Crazed

If you like micro-managing your learning, and be in control then use https://apps.ankiweb.net/ Anki is a fancy flash cards program and uses spaced repetition to simple beat the Japanese into you.

If you can shell out some cash then https://www.wanikani.com/ wanikani is the premium version of Anki.

Use https://jisho.org/ as your dictionary.

If you would like to practise your reading, try https://www.japanese.io

Japanese is a complicated language. The basics are easy to nail but the formal use of the language is as complicated as it gets.

Even native Japanese speakers struggle with it ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ the only way to master it - is to memorise it.

@actualdragon thanks for the info! I'm not too worried about mastery, I'm just learning as a hobby. I doubt anyone hearing me struggle to pronounce syllables and messing up simple grammar is going to be offended by my lackluster formalities LOL

@Crazed For grammar, use https://www.bunpro.jp/ or Genki (is free online). I don't recommend buying bunpro, just look at what they have to offer and (▀̿Ĺ̯▀̿ ̿) "borrow" it from the internet.

(づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ If you are learning as a hobby try to pass the N5 mock tests online.

Pronouncing is a bit tricky. Well, to be honest you will either sound authentic or not hehehe. If you want to get it right try listening to Japanese, it helps.

@actualdragon much thanks! I'll have to check those out.

Is one of those keys a freakkin power button? Can't be?

whoa caps lock and control are actually swapped!

@intromatt yes. I guess it makes the bottom case more seamless or something

Wow, how fucking retarted. @tbodt

@intromatt to be fair you need to press and hold it for 10 seconds for anything to happen, and there's not really anything better to put there

How about a proper fucking delete key like on a normal modern computer?

10 seconds eh? I call bullshit. @tbodt