Hot take: How much do you need to type before the time lost learning DVORAK at 7 WPM is made up for by mastering DVORAK and typing maybe somewhat faster than with QWERTY?
2 years ago 路 馃憤 nibbload, aka_dude
All I can say is I switched from qwertz to qwerty (not much difference) and made my own custom layout build on top of it. Moving modifier keys around, moving all right side keys one key to the right (extended), introducing a third and fourth layer for typography characters, etc. They layout wasn鈥檛 that different, but different enough that it took me about 8 months to get up to a point where typing felt automatic and natural again. 路 2 years ago
Is typing really what slows you down? If you're writing essays, sure. If you're prpgramming, probably not (though it may be frustrating) 路 2 years ago
I switched years ago due carpal tunnel/tendon issues - helped a bit and i can't remember it taking that long. I type faster not looking at the keyboard and find that using a qwerty and pecking is so slooow. passwords on a qwerty are a real pita so some of the memory for them is connected with the finger movements i guess. 路 2 years ago
Got totally used to it within a month when I was in my 20's. (Did not use a Qwerty keyboard at all during that time, so that likely helped.) Only switched back because I discovered how often other people needed/wanted to use my keyboard at the time. 路 2 years ago
It really depends on your commitment. Just like learning a language, right? Are you playing typing tutor games? Are you *forcing* yourself to use Dvorak 100%? Do you spend a lot of time typing? I think I exceeded my QWERTY typing speed within three or four months, but I had taken touch-typing classes and was used to not looking at the keyboard, and at the time I was at a computer typing (pre-web) probably 12h a day. I think it depends mainly on how much time you practice. 路 2 years ago
(says the man learning a language barely even spoken at the vatican anymore) 路 2 years ago