I have been using a 40% keyboard for 5 years
AMA

>im not a pr*grammer
>I wrote 2 thesis to get my masters is mechanical engineering on it
>its better for gaming IMO because you never have to move your hand up and down rows
>tons more mouse space (really useful in games like MORDHAU)
>yes I have access to ALL keys you have, I have 2 layers, and I have arrow keys not under any layer