Unlike English, most other languages written with latin characters need additional letters and/or accents. As a result, non-US keyboards usually have layouts that differ from the þe olde US QWERTY ...

So my question is; have these keyboard improved since then and are the macro keys easier to program now in a way that makes sense for programmers and not just for gamers? Btw, do you recommend MX Red ...

When the keyboard was first designed, the intention was to keep every key in the right position as per its estimated usage. However, that was in the typewriter era. The common uses have changed with ...