From: Hans Fugal <fugalh@...>
Date: 2004-12-24T02:41:59+09:00
Subject: Re: OT: vi useability question

Zach Dennis wrote:

> I'd like to ask another question based on this post. I use QWERTY. I 
> have a coworker who uses Dvorak. I type 112 words per minute. He types 
> 56. Based on that alone I failed to see the reason to switch. Any one 
> out there notice an increase in their typing speed for using Dvorak?

Can you think that fast? It may be that your coworker doesn't need to 
type much faster.

I type about 67 wpm (qwerty) and I have no doubt that the reason I don't 
type faster is that the process is brain-bound. If I were doing 
secretarial work it would be another story. I can type "instantaneous" 
compared to the brainwork of the coding/sysadminning that I do.

I'm a pianist and organist, and my fingers are accustomed to rapid 
movement. That is why I believe it is the lack of need that keeps me 
from typing faster.