PROTIP: Some put tiny drops from a glue gun on strategic points on the keyboard so they can orient their finger in the dark without looking. But I personally think the best strategy is to find a way to not have to look at the keyboard at all. PROTIP: Some use keyboards (RGB) that light up keys in the dark. Then you’re in position to press F with your left forefinger. Now, while keeping your right forefinger on the J “home” key, reach with your right thumb to hold down the command key on the right side of the Space Bar. This may hurt at first (until you get used to it). PROTIP: To toggle Full Screen view using the default configuration from Apple: while keeping your left forefinger on the F “home” key, reach with your left thumb to hold down the control key. Apple has Mac users do the equivalent of a double Summersault with your fingers. This is because they assume that the most productive developers work with their hands always on the keyboard.
PROTIP: To evaluate Mac developers, some interviewers ask “show me how you enter and exit Full Screen”. The “Special” keys on a Mac’s keyboard are represented by both symbols and names, so memorize this: This topic is about how you can do things faster by automating actions on the keyboard controlling your Mac,īeyond Apple’s standard Keyboard Shortcuts at Special key Names and Symbols
