The QWERTY keyboard layout of 1874 was originally devised by typewriter inventor Christopher Sholes.
The Dvorak layout, a more efficient and ergonomic alternative to QWERTY and its variants devised by August Dvorak in 1932 after almost two decades of research.
The Dvorak layout, a more efficient and ergonomic alternative to QWERTY and its variants devised by August Dvorak in 1932 after almost two decades of research.
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- The Curse of QWERTY The history, design choices, and consequences of the Sholes and Dvorak layouts. By Jared Diamond. [Discover]
- XPeRT Keyboard Escape the Qwerty speed trap with XPeRT Keyboard layout. Built for speed and easy transition.
- Colemak Alternative to QWERTY and Dvorak layouts, ergonomic touch typing in English that uses an existing keyboard.
- Workman Layout An article about QWERTY and Colemak layouts, and an attempt to improve them with the Workman layout.
- Carpalx The carpalx project introduces a quantitative model for typing effort and applies it to QWERTY and popular alternatives.
- The Truth of QWERTY Provides detailed historical information about the invention of this layout. By Koichi Yasuoka.
- Typing Errors Article opposing QWERTY's use as a "false example" of lock-in of inferior technology (as a case against free markets). Less detailed than their 1990 article. By Stan Liebowitz and Stephen E. Margolis.