It's that time again! Time for a random post about anything that isn't entirely development related. Our last Fun Fact Filler post illustrated the "popularity" of my blog since I started it. This time around we're going to focus on something a bit more interesting: The Dvorak Keyboard Layout. I found out about the Dvorak Keyboard from Matt Raible's blog and thought it was interesting enough to write about.
According to an article I found on Google, the commonly used QWERTY keyboard layout was actually created to slow down typists. According to the article,
The reason for this apparent insanity is, basically, that the earliest typewriter mechanisms were very slow, and tended to jam when typists attempted higher speeds. It didn't take long for physical typewriter technology to improve, but the QWERTY layout had become ensconced.
Now isn't that interesting? Well, I'm glad I never learned to type on a QWERTY keyboard. Now I can learn using the proper keyboard layout! Alas, I doubt the Dvorak keyboard will replace the QWERTY one. :-P
