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So he mentions the "popular" belief that QWERTY was designed to avoid jams from typists hitting adjacent keys in rapid succession, but he doesn't say whether th
by gnicholas 3y ago
So he mentions the "popular" belief that QWERTY was designed to avoid jams from typists hitting adjacent keys in rapid succession, but he doesn't say whether this is untrue or not. It seemed implied that this is false, but I'm left uncertain. Does anyone know?
- toyg 3y agoWikipedia links a short paper discussing this: https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/139379/1/42_161.pdf https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433... TL;DR: it's more likely it was just the result of a series of progressive compromises, as keyboards moved from telegraph to typewriting.
- Aachen 3y agoAgreed, the video is way too short (basically he gives the introduction and then thanks us for watching?!) and doesn't answer the question. The HN comment thread is interesting but the video leaves the viewer sitting with a finger half raised at the screen going "I still have questions"