No, it was designed to prevent typewriters from jamming, with the drawback that your fingers need to move much more when typing. There are various statistical a

No, it was designed to prevent typewriters from jamming, with the drawback that your fingers need to move much more when typing. There are various statistical analysis on the web. > probably a myth as I find the letters that stand right near each other And that's exactly the problem. Dvorak is optimized to maximize alternating hands, on purpose.