anyone have thoughts on if i should try moving from QWERTY to Dvorak or Colemak?
dunno, seems really disruptive... but i do type a lot
and i assume QWERTY ability wouldn't just disappear, for when it's needed outside of home PC?
@alyx I switched to Colemak about 3 years ago. I was previously a very fast QWERTY typist, about 100 WPM. After fully switching to Colemak, my speed gradually climbed back up, and has plateaued around 80 WPM. However, typing is much more comfortable, and I don't have hand pain unless I mouse a lot.
My QWERTY speed crashed for a while, and has gradually recovered somewhat, but only to about 40 WPM, which is good enough for the few times I use it.
@gcupc cool. i still have to read more about Colemak and its unique aspects
interesting how your QWERTY suffered.
@alyx YMMV. Some people never lose their QWERTY, some people lose it and never get it back.