EPTOn May 17 2010 11:51 JeeJee wrote:
dvorak's a waste of time. maybe if i want to spend months of painfully slow typing to get back to my qwerty speed, i'll consider it. actually i did try it, but then i ran into a little problem where the rest of the world is using qwerty which ended my dvorak dip.
i don't really understand the benefits tbh, maybe you might type a little faster (questionable statement at best), but i don't understand the discomfort argument at all. i don't get tired typing all day, and this was before my fingers became strong through getting faster at rubik's cube. now they are substantially stronger, especially my index fingers (which probably do the majority of movement on the keyboard considering their placement). So I think a little stretching won't hurt =)
dvorak's a waste of time. maybe if i want to spend months of painfully slow typing to get back to my qwerty speed, i'll consider it. actually i did try it, but then i ran into a little problem where the rest of the world is using qwerty which ended my dvorak dip.
i don't really understand the benefits tbh, maybe you might type a little faster (questionable statement at best), but i don't understand the discomfort argument at all. i don't get tired typing all day, and this was before my fingers became strong through getting faster at rubik's cube. now they are substantially stronger, especially my index fingers (which probably do the majority of movement on the keyboard considering their placement). So I think a little stretching won't hurt =)
You're looking at the wrong benefits. Learning Dvorak to type faster isn't worth it since by the time you realize that it exists qwerty is probably already ingrained to the extent that it's simply not worth the effort to unlearn, which you need if you really want maximum typing speed.
Comfort-wise, people who type in Dvorak will tell you that it's more comfortable, but a good part of it is just to justify the time they spent in making the transition. It's definitely more comfortable than typing in qwerty, but not by a noticeable amount, and definitely not enough to justify the months spent re-learning how to type.
So what are the benefits? Knowing how to type on a keyboard layout that many people don't even know exist. It's like learning Klingon or Elvish. Ultimately useless and geeky, but still fun to know.
...Now I feel dorky about learning Dvorak, since I wouldn't even consider bothering to learn Klingon or Elvish due to the geekiness involved. Still, it's fun to watch people try to type on your computer and having no idea why the keys are all wrong.
