The Art of the Bodge: How I Made The Emoji Keyboard
Tom Scott · 4 HN recommendations
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Tom Scott explains how he built his emoji keyboard, which turned out to be a series of bodged-together tools including AutoHotkey and LuaMacros. He tells stories about the value of quick-and-dirty solutions.
Why HN recommends it: HN links it as a charming defense of bodging and of AutoHotkey, and as the go-to example when custom keyboards or hotkey hacks come up.
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