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Re:Resolutions for programmers by parfe on Tuesday January 03, 2012 @11:16AM (#3420099)
>I learned Dvorak to help with RSI.

That makes sense.

>What fascinated me about learning Dvorak was that I felt like a stroke patient.

That's a perfect explanation of the learning process. I just don't think people should be playing the stroke patient with their livelihoods.

Re:Resolutions for programmers by barrkel on Tuesday January 03, 2012 @02:29PM (#3420937)
Woah, that's some massive hyperbole there; learning Dvorak does not risk your ability to earn a living in this industry.
Re:Resolutions for programmers by guelo on Tuesday January 03, 2012 @05:12PM (#3421560)
I think he was just referring to the productivity hit during the learning curve.
Re:Resolutions for programmers by barrkel on Tuesday January 03, 2012 @09:28PM (#3422452)
Yes, because while you're learning one style, you completely forget the other style and are left unable to type fluently. </sarcasm>

(I'm still able to type in both.)

Re:Resolutions for programmers by gcr on Tuesday January 03, 2012 @11:42PM (#3422787)
I learned dvorak. After doing this for ~2y, I'm much (twice?) faster in Dvorak than QWERTY presently, and am slightly faster than my old QWERTY typing speed.