Programer's Dvorak

By Xah Lee. Date: . Last updated: .

This page discuss whether Programer's Dvorak layout is better than Dvorak Keyboard Layout .

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Dvorak layout
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Programer's Dvorak layout

Programmer Dvorak (by Roland Kaufmann at http://www.kaufmann.no/roland/dvorak/)

Programable Dvorak is Dvorak with the following changes:

Is Programer's Dvorak Better Than Dvorak?

it really depends on what programing language you code. if you code in cpp, java, then it is better.

if you code a lot math, engineering, or scientific programing, you need a lot numbers. Programer's Dvorak is much worse.

see:

see also Best Way to Insert Parenthesis/Brackets

Dvorak Layout

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