Re:Ask HN: Is Dvorak worth it?
by Nadya on Wednesday July 01, 2015 @04:37PM
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No. Colemak is better, from my experiences.
I've used QWERTY, Dvorak, and Colemak. Of the three - Colemak is the most comfortable. I type at 140-155 WPM in all but Dvorak, in which I am out of practice. When I was actively using Dvorak I typed in the same range.
The speed at which I type is not largely limited by any of the layouts, but the comfort of typing is. I found Colemak to be the most comfortable and Dvorak to only have a slight edge on QWERTY.
I now use mostly Colemak but still maintain QWERTY practice for the times I have to use other peoples' machines (which is more often than I'd like).
If you type a lot and comfort is your goal - I would sing praises for Colemak.
I've used QWERTY, Dvorak, and Colemak. Of the three - Colemak is the most comfortable. I type at 140-155 WPM in all but Dvorak, in which I am out of practice. When I was actively using Dvorak I typed in the same range.
The speed at which I type is not largely limited by any of the layouts, but the comfort of typing is. I found Colemak to be the most comfortable and Dvorak to only have a slight edge on QWERTY.
I now use mostly Colemak but still maintain QWERTY practice for the times I have to use other peoples' machines (which is more often than I'd like).
If you type a lot and comfort is your goal - I would sing praises for Colemak.