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This really doesn't matter because the "muscle memory" doesn't carry between the two formats.
by ehzy 4y ago
This really doesn't matter because the "muscle memory" doesn't carry between the two formats.
- copperx 4y agoTrue. I was happy when I switched to Android because Dvorak was available as an on screen keyboard. I didn't last for more than a day with it. Dvorak is terrible for on screen typing.
- panda888888 4y agoDisagree. I've been almost an exclusive Dvorak user for 15+ years, and the muscle memory absolutely carries over.
- riversflow 4y agoThe muscle memory of touch typing, by definition of muscle memory, does not carry over to thumb typing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_memory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_memory
- shhsshs 4y agoGood point. Though a significant part of typing speed is your _spacial_ memory (where is the J key on the keyboard?). Your _muscle_ memory makes you good at moving your fingers (or thumbs) to an absolute position on your keyboard (or screen) - but to do that you must first decide what absolute position your finger (or thumb) should move to (where is the J key?).
- WorldMaker 4y agoYes, and as others point out iOS has long supported Dvorak (and Colemak and a few others) where that desktop muscle memory matters: when using a hardware keyboard via Bluetooth. Qwerty is useful for "swipe typing" on a touch screen and Dvorak/Colemak is great for touch typing on hardware and the way "muscle memory" works those are such different media/muscle movements that they have separate "muscle memory".
- saurik 4y agoAnd yet, somehow, I feel like it was a lot faster for me to learn how to type on an iPhone--nearly instant, really--because it was using QWERTY instead of having the letters in a random order, so it isn't clear to me that what you are saying matters even if it were true.