Are there advantages to the MacBook layout?

Question

Keyboard layout

1. I have been using Linux for a long time
2. The main development environment is Sublime / Vim
3. I am looking for a lightweight laptop / ultrabook for work, up to 15 inches, with an aluminum case or
so ctrl right) to the macbook layout (fn instead of the usual ctrl, there is no right ctrl, a lot of keyboard shortcuts through the apple button)
and what can you say in favor of the effectiveness of such a layout. (abbreviations for auto-commenting lines ctrl+/, tabulating blocks of text ctrl+[ or ctrl+] in sublime on a classic keyboard, etc.)
All attempts to use new combinations seem to me a very big perversion, combinations are not pressed with one hand, you need to stretch far and sometimes you need to squeeze with both hands. A matter of habit, of course, but is it worth it?
I develop exclusively server software, so I don’t offer ide, most of the time is spent in console or near-console applications.
P / s are there any sane analogues of a macbook with a classic layout? In mind dell xps 13 developer edition which you will not find in the afternoon with fire.

Answer 1

Interested in whether anyone had the experience of switching from the usual layout (ctrl in the lower left corner, ctrl right) to the macbook layout

Everyone who switched from PC to Mac.
1. Personally, I did not notice any special problems during the transition. Besides, it's a matter of habit.
2. You can create your own layout and install it in the OS .
3. Some keys can be remapped using Mac OS.
4. There are all sorts of programs for remapping and creating hotkeys (without creating your own layout) (BetterTouchTool, Karabiner, Seil).
5. What's in Vim, what's in Sublime, you can also customize hot-teks.
6. The fn button is used only in combination with the F1-F12 buttons (to control the sound, backlight, etc.)
7. It will be convenient or not - it's all the same individually.