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It's odd that the article mentions two or more examples for every topic (e.g. VHS vs. Betamax, English vs. Esperanto, Macintosh vs. Microsoft, gasoline vs. stea
by nayuki 9y ago
It's odd that the article mentions two or more examples for every topic (e.g. VHS vs. Betamax, English vs. Esperanto, Macintosh vs. Microsoft, gasoline vs. steam vs. electric car). But for keyboards, only QWERTY was mentioned, with an allusion to "half a dozen other keyboard layouts that are said to permit faster typing". So here are a few alternatives: Dvorak, Colemak, Arensito.
- Phanyxx 9y agoThanks for that! Out of curiosity, do you use any of those alternative keyboard layouts?
- anschwa 9y agoI learned to touch-type Dvorak about 5 years ago and it's been fantastic. It takes a moderate amount of commitment to become proficient, but immediately more comfortable and natural.
- nayuki 9y agoI began learning Dvorak in 2002, switched to it full-time since 2004, and never looked back. The full-time usage was painfully slow for the first ~2 months. After overcoming the initial hurdle, I enjoy the smooth key sequences and the higher proportion of hits on the home row. I have a longer report here: https://www.nayuki.io/page/i-type-in-dvorak https://www.nayuki.io/page/i-type-in-dvorak