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DVORAK has long been debunked. It was a fraudulent study conducted by the US navy. The transition into dvorak will slow you; the constant need to setup your ke
by cosmotic 6y ago
DVORAK has long been debunked. It was a fraudulent study conducted by the US navy. The transition into dvorak will slow you; the constant need to setup your key layout on new computers will slow you, the inability to use other computers quickly will slow you, the inability for others to use computers you've setup will be a problem...
https://reason.com/1996/06/01/typing-errors/ https://reason.com/1996/06/01/typing-errors/
- LargoLasskhyfv 6y agoThat was interesting to read. But does it really apply today? The lost Navy study was made in even pre-cubicle times. And even as a cubicler maybe bring-your-own(-typing)-device could apply? Not to mention work-from-home.
- cosmotic 6y agoThere still hasn't been a study proving dvorak's superiority over qwerty since then so any claims to its efficiency should be met with serious skepticism.
- LargoLasskhyfv 6y agoErr, yes. But isn't dvorak obsoleted meanwhile? There are so many others, Colemak, Workman, the list goes on and on. Anyways, my point still stands. Does it matter in a world of working remote, or bring your own device? Why do people prefer comfortable chairs instead of that molded plastic stuff in airports, subways, and similar?
- Symbiote 6y agoThat article is either crap (e.g. rubbished Dvorak to make some anti-government point), or irrelevant. It's irrelevant since we were discussing typing _comfort_ (RSI etc), and it's difficult to find someone familiar with both Qwerty and Dvorak who will not argue that Dvorak is more comfortable to use.