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Arrow keys and functions
Raised as a usability problem by 12 people on Hacker News over 13 years (2011–2023), in 12 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
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Arrow keys are hard to reach without looking and move between keyboardsUnreviewed
20112026- Finding arrow keys and returning to home row wastes half of editing time2023-01-09
- Arrow keys are awkward to reach while touch-typing all day2022-03-18
- Arrow-key scrolling jerks the page, making it hard to read while moving2021-02-11
Arrow functions silently capture outer arguments, so code misbehavesUnreviewed
20112026- Arrow functions silently capture the outer arguments object, so code does not behave as expected2015-11-03
- Arrow functions behave differently with 'this', so code breaks when swapped for normal functions2015-08-03
- Arrow syntax is more complex and ugly, making code harder to read2015-02-16
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 12 complaints
- Finding arrow keys and returning to home row wastes half of editing time2023-01-09
- Arrow keys are awkward to reach while touch-typing all day2022-03-18
- Arrow-key scrolling jerks the page, making it hard to read while moving2021-02-11
- Arrow keys sit in different places on each keyboard, so users must hunt for them2018-03-15
- Arrow functions silently capture the outer arguments object, so code does not behave as expected2015-11-03
- Arrow functions behave differently with 'this', so code breaks when swapped for normal functions2015-08-03
- Arrow syntax is more complex and ugly, making code harder to read2015-02-16
- Singular and plural keyword parameters for relative offsets are quirky and unintuitive to use2014-08-06
- Arrow keys force the whole arm to move, slowing navigation while typing2012-10-01
- Arrow keys sit in different places on each keyboard, forcing visual attention and breaking flow2012-08-17
- Arrow keys are hard to reach without looking and move between keyboards2012-07-12
- Arrow keys are hard to touch type and force hands off the home row2011-09-11