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Not a shortcut exactly, but get some app that adds shortcuts to snap the current window to various presets. I use Spectacle, but there are several.
And Karabiner Elements (https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements) to remap keys to something more useful (who uses Caps Lock anymore?)
Then command-e, command-g (find next) will search for the selected text without sacrificing the copy/paste clipboard.
Also, the find clipboard is shared between apps, so you can command-e in Safari, then command-g in Xcode.
Not exactly a shortcut, but I once made a gesture-driven shortcut app (https://thimblemac.com) - it’s been on hiatus the past couple years but have been wondering if there’s value in it for programming work contexts.
Spectacle ( https://github.com/eczarny/spectacle#keyboard-shortcuts ) will change your life with better/faster window management. And Karabiner Elements ( https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements ) to remap keys to something more useful (who uses Caps Lock anymore?)
It's really nice to use k for "(" and l for ")". I don't have to reach up two rows.
Not a shortcut exactly, but remap caps lock to ctrl. So much easier in terminal and for using shortcuts like ctrl-A & ctrl-E for beginning and end of line, etc.
It's better to use a full size keyboard and use two hands for keyboard combos, e.g. for Ctrl+A use right Ctrl, for Ctrl+N use left Ctrl, for Ctrl+E use right control. Takes a little while to master but it puts much less pressure on your fingers.
Mapping Caps to Esc is a good choice though.
cntrl+p: go up one line
cntrl+n: go down one line
cntrl+k: cut line proceeding cursor
cntrl+f: forward one char
cntrl+b: back one char
These work everywhere you can type text on Mac: including in this HN text box, in the url bar, etc. I absolutely love these shortcuts...