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> Just don't switch to a new keyboard and new layout simultaneously Why is that? Is it the productivity hit? Frustration? At least for me, this will be at hom
by valarauko 6y ago
> Just don't switch to a new keyboard and new layout simultaneously
Why is that? Is it the productivity hit? Frustration?
At least for me, this will be at home personal keyboard, and I'll continue to use the work QWERTY keyboard for the foreseeable future. I might switch the work keyboard once I'm comfortable, but it's not a priority right now.
- lycopodiopsida 6y agoProductivity hit and frustration, I would say. Motor learning is hard, since it takes a lot of repetitions. Motor re-learning is arguably much harder, since you have an interference of learned and new patterns. Keyboard familiarity is also heavily depending on motor learning - distance between keys, their position, height and so on. So you just have more to learn at the same time. I also have another warning, based on my experience: it is for many people difficult to keep proficiency in QWERTY after they completely switch to Colemak or Dvorak. It is hard to describe: like you've been touch-typing on QWERTY for 18 years, and you know where the keys are, because if you look down, you immediately find them... but something is blocking you from finding them while typing. If you switch completely at work, find a week or two without much stress. New layout can be infuriating enough :)
- valarauko 6y agoThanks for the heads up :) I guess I'm a hybrid typist - I generally type only with my index & middle finders, but I can type moderately fast without looking at the keyboard. I had mild RSI issues but it might be the mouse usage. I write small amounts of python code within an academic setting, so a week or two with low productivity is ... typical :)