It's Over I'm currently trying to learn to type in DVORAK and it's brutal AF

[grondilu]

I’m using it rn and holy fuck it takes me a few seconds to type each letter.

It seems that if I ever manage to learn this it will be the most difficult task I would ever had undertook in my whole life.

Also I'm going cold turkey so I will likely post less for a while because of how god damn slowly I type now.

 

[q235711]

why are you doning this to youself

 

[Deleted member 17419]

Pointless self-crippling masochism JFL, low-IQ-maxx ngl.

 

[Deleted member 27161]

Qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm

 

[grondilu]

why are you doning this to youself

I can't give you any long answer as typing anything is a major pain rn.

 

[q235711]

I can't give you any long answer as typing anything is a major pain rn.

make senes

 

[Over_this_Life]

It is weird that qwerty became the default layout for keyboards when it is so unintuitive. It has one vowel and a semi colon on home row. I could be wrong but i think the layout dates back to typewriters. People making typewriters didnt want people to perform keystrokes too fast or it would fuck up the typewriter. Anyone who’s used a typewriter before would know what i mean. So they used the qwerty layout to slow people down.

 

[Emba]

Free @QWERTY

 

[based_meme]

I can't give you any long answer as typing anything is a major pain rn.

KEK

 

[RopeMaXXer]

Pointless self-crippling masochism JFL, low-IQ-maxx ngl.

this lol
unless youre a competetive speed typer or something gay like that then this is pointless

 

[crestfallencel]

this is pointless

 

[ElliotRodgerHere]

this lol
unless youre a competetive speed typer or something gay like that then this is pointless

It could be useful for coding purposes.

 

[based_meme]

It could be useful for coding purposes.

It isn't. If it were, I'd switch too.

 

[Deleted member 27204]

It isn't. If it were, I'd switch too.

Just codeswitch theory @BummerDrummer

 

[Rei]

literally why

 

[q235711]

literally why

it is a strange decision

 

[grondilu]

it is a strange decision

I can't explain it guys. I just can't. Not yet that is. It would take me too long to type it.

 

[Hyperwristcel]

dvorak is shit and qwerty is superior change my mind

oh wait ... you can't

 

[q235711]

I can't explain it guys. I just can't. Not yet that is. It would take me too long to type it.

we understand. i can imagine how difficult it must be

 

[Rei]

it is a strange decision

making everything you do 50x harder for no reason whatsoever literally not a single benefit

 

[q235711]

making everything you do 50x harder for no reason whatsoever literally not a single benefit

there must be an advantage, we can just not see it. i hope

 

[Rei]

there must be an advantage, we can just not see it. i hope

wouldnt count on it, but lets have some faith in the man

 

[ThoughtfulCel]

It isn't. If it were, I'd switch too.

I'd rather spend the time learning a new language than learning this

 

[based_meme]

I'd rather spend the time learning a new language than learning this

High IQ.

The time invested into learning a new language will have far higher utility than learning a new arrangement of keys on a keyboard.

In fact, I'm questioning why people even do this. There has to be some kind of ergonomic or health benefit to this. Reduced chance of arthritis?

 

[Rei]

In fact, I'm questioning why people even do this. There has to be some kind of ergonomic or health benefit to this. Reduced chance of arthritis?

its gotta be some low iq autistmaxxing, only thing i can come up with, literally why else would you invest that much energy into something so pointless

 

[proudweeb]

My keyboard is qwerty but it lights up in pretty colors that I can customize.

 

[ULTRAMAN]

pass = qwerty

 

[based_meme]

its gotta be some low iq autistmaxxing, only thing i can come up with, literally why else would you invest that much energy into something so pointless

One person's take on it...

I’ve used Dvorak for 10 years, and I’m here to tell you it’s not all that

QWERTY users, you’re not missing out on much

www.theverge.com

 

[grondilu]

I'd rather spend the time learning a new language than learning this

It so happens that I got motivated to learn dvorak while spending lots of time typing on duolingo. It made me realize that I was not as good a typist as I thought I was, and that typing quickly was very uncomfortable.

 

[grondilu]

Update : I'm still struggling, but I do notice progress.

Not giving up anyway.

 

[thespanishcel]

Why do you use it are you a STEMcel or computersciencecel?

 

[grondilu]

Why do you use it are you a STEMcel or computersciencecel?

I don't code much these days but I do type a lot.

Also recently I acquired one of these :



yes, the version with the blank keys, so I had to improve my touch-typing skills, and I thought I might as well take it as an opportunity to learn dvorak.

 

[tinted_vision]

what's the point of learning dvorak when qwerty is globally accepted keyboard layout?

 

[waste matter]

what a way to increase your suffering

 

[grondilu]

what's the point of learning dvorak when qwerty is globally accepted keyboard layout?

what a way to increase your suffering

Meh, it could be worse :


View: https://youtu.be/_JdEdAVVQWU

 

[Babica Yaga]

Meh, it could be worse :


View: https://youtu.be/_JdEdAVVQWU

 

[Deleted member 16608]

I never understood the point of DVORAK. I've had other aspie/autist coder friends try and convince me to learn because supposedly it's easier on your hands and they all had some form of carpal from decades of coding. I don't type enough to warrant learning it.

 

[Michinomiya Hirohit]

Pointless self-crippling masochism JFL, low-IQ-maxx ngl.

 

[based_meme]

I never understood the point of DVORAK. I've had other aspie/autist coder friends try and convince me to learn because supposedly it's easier on your hands and they all had some form of carpal from decades of coding. I don't type enough to warrant learning it.

It apparently is ergonomically better to type DVORAK than it is typing QWERTY. If your hands are healthy, though, it's gimmicky.

 

[BrettyBoy]

 

[grondilu]

For what it's worth I type exclusively in dvorak now. It's not difficult anymore, but I don't type much quicker than I used to. It does feel more comfortable, though.

 

[CrackingYs]

That would be like learning to write with your left hand... for absolutely no reason whatsoever.