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Re: New Bloomberg Terminal Keyboard

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xixi77 wrote: post #87
vegabook wrote: post #33

Oh puhleeze. I have been a subscriber to the Bloomberg terminal for a full 17 years, the keyboard has been changed literally 4 times in that period, and I have yet to see one that is not a regression from the one that went before. Today you get a plasticky, flexy, Asia-made, chicklets device with capacitor touches whereas the original was a monstrous, metallic, mechanical beast, IBM-style. It would have made the mass…

The original was nice, but this one is definitely a big step up from the one that came before, which (while still heavy and monstrous) was one of the worst keyboards I've ever used, with complete lack of feedback. This one is actually quite decent, better than most desktop keyboards.

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Re: New Bloomberg Terminal Keyboard

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Post by rodionos »

JBReefer wrote: post #69
rodionos wrote: post #60

One-key functions is nice but there is more to be done: 1) Voice controls, e.g. Amazon Echo 2) Pluggable custom key extension sideboard decoupled for the main keyboard so that extension board can be easily customized.

You don't want to be speaking orders or audibly asking questions about securities in many, if not most, situations

I think entering orders manually is a use case that is getting obsolete very quickly. There are plenty of use caes outside of trading. How about calling a chart for a ticker, e.g. Equity AAPL GO

Re: New Bloomberg Terminal Keyboard

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Post by syngrog66 »

On a related note does anyone have recommendations for free/open CLI tools or APIs for accessing public financial data? Ideally also executing trades.

And no, I don't think I could build my own little hedge fund, or beat the market, but it would be interesting to know what one could build on top of if one wanted to try that. Or build custom info dashboards.

Re: New Bloomberg Terminal Keyboard

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whatok wrote: post #76
6stringmerc wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Regarding the amount he makes from the terminals and service, I don't doubt that's the major haul of any given year, year after year. Not coincidentally, that's why I take his pontificating about finance and economics with a grain of salt - he was a tech savvy info delivery man who lucked into trapping people into a dog-shit ugly, expensive, and industry ubiquitous device. It's along the lines of "I'll view Google as…

I don't agree with a lot of his political views but I'll trust him on the finance and economics front over a majority of politicians given that he worked for Salomon Brothers and arguably was an extremely well-accomplished mayor. Bloomberg is arguably a technology company delivering a product for the finance sector but he absolutely had the prerequisite domain knowledge to launch the company and propel it into what i…

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Re: New Bloomberg Terminal Keyboard

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Post by waynenilsen »

thescriptkiddie wrote: post #55
lallysingh wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You don't have to actually run that keyboard to use the terminal. Edit: It's just a regular USB keyboard for windows apps. Remap away!

And the "terminal" is just software running on your existing PC. The same effect could be achieved by putting stickers on the keycaps of literally any keyboard.

Almost, except for the built in fingerprint scanner

Re: New Bloomberg Terminal Keyboard

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Post by [deleted] »

thescriptkiddie wrote: post #55
lallysingh wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You don't have to actually run that keyboard to use the terminal. Edit: It's just a regular USB keyboard for windows apps. Remap away!

And the "terminal" is just software running on your existing PC. The same effect could be achieved by putting stickers on the keycaps of literally any keyboard.

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Re: New Bloomberg Terminal Keyboard

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Post by semi-extrinsic »

Sanddancer wrote: post #78
davegauer wrote: post #24

I've often found it very peculiar that while many industries have specialized input hardware, it is still the norm for developers to type awkward key combinations* for common programming symbols such as (,),{,},[,],=, etc. which are be used in mass quantities all day, every day. I understand how we got where we are, but it's nevertheless surprising that something like a modernized space-cadet keyboard isn't standard…

I actually use a gaming keyboard for that very reason. It's got a set of thumb-activated macro keys that I've programmed for common things. There's even a part of me that wants to pick up a piece of Midi->HID software so I can use a DJ controller as a debugger tool for stepping through code, etc.

Instead of a DJ controller, there are USB controllers for scrubbing through timelines in movie editors. Those are already HID devices, so probably much easier to integrate with your favourite IDE/editor/debugger.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/298670-REG/Contour_SPR...

Re: New Bloomberg Terminal Keyboard

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Post by consto »

davegauer wrote: post #24

I've often found it very peculiar that while many industries have specialized input hardware, it is still the norm for developers to type awkward key combinations* for common programming symbols such as (,),{,},[,],=, etc. which are be used in mass quantities all day, every day. I understand how we got where we are, but it's nevertheless surprising that something like a modernized space-cadet keyboard isn't standard…

Honestly, symbols such as (, {, [, =, The best part of using the mentioned symbols is that they are found on virtually every keyboard, you don't need a specialised input device.

You mention laptops being awkward to type on and yes the travel is bad, and the layout is often cramped, but it really depends on the laptop in question. I'm not a 3d modeller, accountant, or anyone who actually uses a num pad, so I am glad to not have one. With that said, my current laptop (Lenovo U430p) has my favourite keyboard layout yet - I miss it on my desktop.

It's not flawless. However, if I was to make changes I would basically change the fn modifier layout, and the labels. Reason why is that AutoHotKey is awkard compared to a custom keyboard layout. Maybe I should make a custom mechanical keyboard for my desktop.

Re: New Bloomberg Terminal Keyboard

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Post by consto »

snuxoll wrote: post #88
davegauer wrote: post #24

I've often found it very peculiar that while many industries have specialized input hardware, it is still the norm for developers to type awkward key combinations* for common programming symbols such as (,),{,},[,],=, etc. which are be used in mass quantities all day, every day. I understand how we got where we are, but it's nevertheless surprising that something like a modernized space-cadet keyboard isn't standard…

There has been some effort to make a keyboard layout better for programming, namely Programmer Dvorak. It's certainly not amazing by any means, as the reordering of the numerical keys really stinks, which is why I stick with the traditional dvorak layout (which actually has some disadvantages in curly-brace languages since the {} keys are right next to backspace and require moving my entire right hand off the home ro…

I would be surprised if switching to a slightly nicer keyboard layout would overcome the loss of muscle memory.

Re: New Bloomberg Terminal Keyboard

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Post by erikb »

"hardware is more expensive to produce than software"

This was posted as a joke here, right? People here actually know tech (and therefore don't believe stuff like the quote) and many people may never have heard of a brand for Wallstreet guys (so no impact from the "big" name, at least from all people I showed this to and laughed about it together).

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