Philip Bankosegger
banko
Software Developer (MSc Student, TU Wien)
Currently searching for a job in software development. Master's student at TU Wien in Software Engineering.
Projects
(Mostly) Realtime Chat
A real-time chat application with user authentication. Built with Next.js and Supabase for real-time messaging.
(Supersonic) Waveform Fingerprinter
Transform your digital fingerprint into unique sound waves. Uses SHA-256 hashing to convert user data (browser info, IP, etc.) into an animated audio waveform with SuperSonic.
FAQ
What's your educational background?▼
Which keyboard layout do you use and why 'Umlaute' are stupid?▼
You are surely wondering why this random question is listed here. I always had QWERTZ keyboard layouts, because I am from a German-speaking country (Austria). When I meet other people from my university, some of them use US layouts, because it's more common in programming and offers easier access to symbols like {}, [], and \.
I tried it out and really liked it, so I switched my system to the US layout. Now the problems appeared — my Lenovo Yoga still has a physical QWERTZ German ISO keyboard, so the key labels don't match the new US (ANSI) layout. For example, Y and Z are swapped, and common punctuation marks are in different positions. This mismatch made typing special characters and shortcuts confusing.
After some research, I found a great solution: EurKey — a keyboard mapping tool that allows flexible remapping and integrates European characters into the US layout. With EurKey, I can keep the advantages of the US layout for programming while still easily inputting German umlauts (ä, ö, ü, ß) and the Euro sign (€).
Puh, finälly I cän use my präferred US layout wïth ä physïcäl QWERTZ keyböard!
At my Desktop PC I use a physical US ANSI keyboard, so no remapping is necessary there. Razer BlackWidow Lite is my current choice.