I certainly do not love the keyboard (or touch bar), but I get by with it just fine and don't see it as a deal breaker. We have not had any keyboard-related breakage on our 2016, 2017, or 2018 MBPs, and I haven't encountered anyone in my personal orbit that has had major issues with these machines.
This is not to dismiss any of the breakage that is happening, but to say that it is still possible to have an enjoyable development experience on this machine.
That said, I would love to see the real data about quality and customer satisfaction with this design. And given the changes in repairability, it would be important to understand how maintenance and repair cost to the consumer has changed. I suspect that this data could be used to lobby changes in Apple's warranty practices (both for keyboards and broader issues).
This is not to dismiss any of the breakage that is happening, but to say that it is still possible to have an enjoyable development experience on this machine.
That said, I would love to see the real data about quality and customer satisfaction with this design. And given the changes in repairability, it would be important to understand how maintenance and repair cost to the consumer has changed. I suspect that this data could be used to lobby changes in Apple's warranty practices (both for keyboards and broader issues).