Make the Keyboard on OSX and windows behave identically regarding text editing I work as a developer and exclusively use the keyboard for text selection and navigation.
I have to switch between windows and OSX a lot.
Is there any way to make

the OSX keyboard behave like windows
or
the windows keyboard behave like OSX

particularly when it comes to text editing?
The differences hurt my productivity, because whenever I switch platform, my muscle memory kicks in and will use the wrong combinations on the other OS, which will lead to a wrong caret position at best, or - depending on the program - switched inapp-windows and/or other very undesired behavior which takes even more time to correct at worst.
I would prefer Version 1, because - while i can train my brain to swap, i am used to it more and also the windows-behavior seems &quot;more&quot; standard to me, since it is used on mainstream Linux Desktops as well.
Text editing keyboard shortcuts:
move to the start / end of a line:
Windows: pos1 / end
OSX: ctrl+left / ctrl+right
move to the start / end of the document
Windows: ctrl+pos1 / ctrl+end
OSX: pos1 / end
move to the start / end of the current word
Windows: ctrl+left / ctrl+right
OSX: alt+left / alt+right
(I am happy that the added shift key behaves consistently across platforms, performing selection instead of mere caret navigation)
Bonus question: other keyboard shortcuts:
I already swapped the Command-key with control globally in osx keyboard settings,
to make behavior a bit more consistent (i.e, ctrl+s to save instead of command+s)
However when it comes to navigation between application, this breaks down, because:
Next/previous tab within an application
Windows: ctrl+tab / ctrl+shift+tab
OSX: ctrl+tab / ctrl+shift+tab
Also it does not solve
Next Application
Windows: alt+tab
OSX: command+tab
A solution that also covers this would be even better :)
In short, you can't do it. You might get close employing such as Karabiner, Better Touch Tool, AutoHotKey etc, but you will never achieve 100%. You additionally have to fight that not only is Mac a paradigm shift from Windows, but that Terminal-type apps also have a separate set of rules.
TL:DR Learn the differences. Long-term it's better than trying to fight it.
One really good tip to help you learn the difference…
Don't try to use the same keyboard for both. Have a Mac keyboard &amp; a PC keyboard.
Anecdotally, I've been working cross-platform for 20 years, prior to that I was Mac only.
I daily have to work with

Macs on Mac keyboards
Windows on Win keyboards
a Mac with a Windows keyboard [because I needed a wireless one with built-in trackpad]
Windows over RDC from a Mac keyboard.

The first two are easy, the last two are [comparitively] hard.
A comparison, if you ever drive abroad - it's much easier to drive a rental with the steering wheel on the correct side for the country you're in than it is to take your own car &amp; be on the 'wrong' side of the road. As a Brit, this happens almost everywhere I travel, as we're in the minority in driving on the 'proper' side of the road :P