I tried to switch to Dvorak a while back, but ultimately abandoned the attempt, as it was VERY difficult to unlearn qwerty. (I went for straight Dvorak, not the hybrid one that is supposed to be easier to learn.)
One concern I had was when I need to pair program or work on friend/family computers. I also do a bit of gaming and do not relish the idea of remapping keys in every game. Did you run into these things? Or maybe discovered they weren't problems after all?
I would like to try again, because qwerty was intended to slow down typing on mechanical typewriters to prevent jamming. We haven't had that problem for many decades now. And it resonates with me that Dvorak actually did the research to come up with a keyboard layout that is designed for humans, not the typing mechanism.
I had an attempt prior to 2017 that I also gave up on so don't feel bad.
One concern I had was when I need to pair program or work on friend/family computers.
No one can use my computer but I can get by using theirs. I'm very slow on QWERTY but I use it so little that I don't care to keep that speed up. Some people do both but I am not one.
I also do a bit of gaming and do not relish the idea of remapping keys in every game.
I found this to not really be an issue. Once you remap them they are remapped for the life of the installation.
Dvorak actually did the research to come up with a keyboard layout that is designed for humans
That's what resonated with me too. But if Dvorak is not your style you may want to try out Colemak.
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I tried to switch to Dvorak a while back, but ultimately abandoned the attempt, as it was VERY difficult to unlearn qwerty. (I went for straight Dvorak, not the hybrid one that is supposed to be easier to learn.)
One concern I had was when I need to pair program or work on friend/family computers. I also do a bit of gaming and do not relish the idea of remapping keys in every game. Did you run into these things? Or maybe discovered they weren't problems after all?
I would like to try again, because qwerty was intended to slow down typing on mechanical typewriters to prevent jamming. We haven't had that problem for many decades now. And it resonates with me that Dvorak actually did the research to come up with a keyboard layout that is designed for humans, not the typing mechanism.
I had an attempt prior to 2017 that I also gave up on so don't feel bad.
No one can use my computer but I can get by using theirs. I'm very slow on QWERTY but I use it so little that I don't care to keep that speed up. Some people do both but I am not one.
I found this to not really be an issue. Once you remap them they are remapped for the life of the installation.
That's what resonated with me too. But if Dvorak is not your style you may want to try out Colemak.