On 10/29/2014 12:05 PM, Morgan Blackthorne wrote:
I have hypermobility (probably Ehler-Danlos) and I'm prone to RSI.
QWERTY was designed to slow people down and prevent typewriter heads
from jamming; it's really a crappy layout for us to have continued with
into the age of computers. Dvorak is a lot more ergonomic.
Be careful. You are partially propagating a myth that has been studied
and disproved nearly 10 years ago.
http://www.economist.com/node/196071
(there really isn't any typing speed difference)
In terms of ergonomics: it really depends on the individual and the
task. Dvorak might have an edge in writing text (authors), but it should
lose that edge for programming task because of the more pronounced
pushing of punctuation, common in programming, farther out. Plus, RSI
injuries tend to be varied and prescriptive response is very individual.
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