--- de	2018-08-16 10:42:12.139477226 +0200
+++ usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/de	2018-08-16 10:40:31.294585220 +0200
@@ -70,6 +70,25 @@
 };
 
 partial alphanumeric_keys
+xkb_symbols "programming_nodeadkeys" {
+
+    // modify the basic German layout to not have any dead keys and be suitable for programming
+
+    include "de(basic)"
+    name[Group1]="German (Programming)";
+
+    key <TLDE>	{ [asciicircum,    degree,      notsign,      notsign ]	};
+    key <AE12>	{ [     acute,      grave,      cedilla,      cedilla ]	};
+    key <AD11>	{ [asciitilde, backslash,    udiaeresis,    Udiaeresis ]	};
+    key <AD12>	{ [      plus,   asterisk,   asciitilde,       macron ]	};
+    key <AC10>	{ [braceleft, bracketleft,  odiaeresis,  Odiaeresis ]	};
+    key <AC11>	{ [braceright, bracketright,  adiaeresis, Adiaeresis ]	};
+    key <BKSL>	{ [numbersign, apostrophe,        grave,        grave ]	};
+    key <LSGT> { [less, greater, ssharp, NoSymbol ] };
+    key <AE11> { [bar, question, backslash, NoSymbol ] };
+};
+
+partial alphanumeric_keys
 xkb_symbols "deadgraveacute" {
     // modify the basic German layout to have only acute and grave
     // as dead keys (tilde and circumflex are needed as spacing characters