No it isn't. Dvorak overfixed things because he didn't mind "fixing" the parts of QWERTY that weren't broken. And being needlessly hard to learn didn't help his layout.

If something is broken it can be fixed of course. Inertia can be a problem there, yes. The clue to real success is realizing that roads have two ditches. ;)

@pinyache.. what r u using now??

I must say that Colemak right now is becoming easier for me. Like I said earlier, what I'm enjoying about the layout are the shortcuts. Brilliant..
I still think that Dvorak is easier to learn than Colemak. I also found that my accuracy was better while learning the layout too.
With Colemak, the same hand is more harder to get used to.

At work, I cannot have any remapping software installed to make the F1 F2 F3 thing to make the shortcuts easier for dvorak. I could check with the IT dept on that. MS Windows does not make it easy. At home, my mac makes remapping so much more easier without any need for a 3rd party software.

Using keyboard shortcuts does make it easy for what I do. I managed to get Colemak installed, which makes the shortcuts better actually. Considering that I do coding very sparingly as a hobby kind of thing and the shortcuts makes life easier at work, Colemak is probably the better way to go for me. Can't believe I'm saying this.

But I will recommend dvorak for anyone who has never done any touch typing before, does not need to use keyboard shortcuts that much and has the ability to remap keys major shortcuts to F keys.
If that person is a QWERTY typist, I would recommend Colemak.

Yeah that is probably the reason for that.

I doubt it.  My most common typo's are swapping two letters, or even letter+succeeding space.  I think Dvorak would make that much worse (for me).

What I meant by my bad wording was that it's easier to maintain higher accuracy with dvorak while the speed increase is still rapid. After getting to a decent speed, close to your maximum, they feel different but I wouldn't say the one is "more accurate" than the other.

My experience with Colemak is going well. I like the layout and the feel. But since I was using Dvorak, I've got this feeling at the back of my mind that switching to Colemak means a step backwards; ergonomically.
What I mean is, I still have this nagging feeling that Dvorak is the better designed layout; even though the pseudoscience says otherwise.

The thing that keeps me on Colemak is the memory of pasting all those texts into that layout site and seeing the result as Colemak. Another thing is the shortcuts. I use a fair bit of Adobe software at work too and keykoard shortcuts tend to make life easier. I mean you pretty much do quite a bit of one handed shortcuts while your hand is on the mouse. So that saying, Colemak seems to be the best bet.
But like I said, I've got this nagging feeling that by choosing Colemak, I'm missing something that will prove important later on. I hope that is not the case. Maybe its the near QWERTY layout. Perhaps something has been wired into my brain, after reading all those Dvorak articles, that QWERTY is the enemy of progress and that anything close to it, isn't a 100% total improvement.

At work they are talking of giving us new computers. If that happens, I know its not going to have Colemak installed, 'cuz Microsoft stupidly doesn't recognize it. I could ask the IT guys ot install it for me. But this needs to be done everytime. With Dvorak, its pre-installed with every single OS out there. So there is no issue. Just select it.

Typing on either one to me comes to just about the same. Shortcuts, is the tricky bit for me. With Colemak, the one handed shortcuts increase, rather than decrease. Ctrl+P for instance doesn't need two hands nor does it need me to take my hand off the mouse, like in QWERTY / Dvorak. Ctrl+T for tab browsing on Safari, Chrome & Firefox is about easier and less of stretch than on QWERTY, and doesn't need the two hands like on Dvorak.

But then again, using keyboard shortcuts, means that you are using both hands are on the keyboard all the time; unless you are a CAD & graphics professional.

If I'm completely honest, Dvorak was designed for typing in english; while reducing all carpal tunnel, RSI, etc & increasing accuracy and productivity. All in all a really great design. Comfortable, those who have never touch-typed before will find learning breeze. I'd recommend it to anyone.
Colemak on the other hand lends itself to better general use and computing. It follows similar, it not the same, rules as Dvorak to make typing in english easier than QWERTY, without sacrificing the other benefits that QWERTY users will enjoy.

OK... QWERTY it is then. LOL.
If you want a describe a layout like a supermodel, then that has to be Colemak.
Supermodels are a rare breed, and I saw a poll once that showed that there were more QWERTY & Dvorak users than Colemak.

I did a number of tests with a variety of texts that I use at work and at home. Blog posts, code, letters, etc... I even did it all at the same time to get the same proper result. Each time, it gave me a different result. But for the most time, I got Colemak. The more code I added, simplified dvorak got the top place.

LOL.. since when did this become about my being single? Anyways, I know who that is. I found her or rather she found me. Haha

If I was to choose a layout good for programming, Programmer dvorak would be my pick. But I also need a layout that is good for other things as well.
Programming is going to be a small part as a hobby. At work, I write letters and admin work, use graphics porgrams like Adobe Illustrator. I find that the shortcuts are the best on Colemak, especially when using graphics software.
That is probably one reason why I would choose Colemak over Dvorak. But for comfort, I still like Dvorak.

LOL... totally agree with you there. :P

Recently, Colemak has available as a built-in layout on Mac OS – since 10.7 Lion, I think.

Actually, Microsoft has a completely different policy. Not playing catch-up, more like playing hard to get. ;)

Apparently, for them to consider a layout it must either be supported by a national state (which from what I've heard is a problem for ethnic groups like the Uighurs who don't get either China or Russia to support them having their own layout) and/or be readily available as a commercial hardware solution. So because there are hardware Dvorak boards there's a MS Dvorak layout. And because the chicken came from an egg it could lay an egg... hang on, that's just stupid isn't it? Yup.

Made my choice. I'm gonna stick with Colemak. The major factor in choosing it wasn't about comfort or speed. It was mainly about the shortcuts. As new applications come, more and more features are introduced with shortcuts and gestures, so Colemak should be a better choice since all those apps would have QWERTY in mind (unfortunately) and Colemak is the closest to it. Besides, I have been using it for a while now; at home and at work. Another actor is that I've changed the keys on my keybard at work and if anyone tries to use my computer, the close to QWERTY layout should make it easier for the other users. 

One of the articles I posted earlier stated that the author suffered from pains & injuries after using the normal QWERTY Z/X/C/V shortcuts for a long time. That was his reason to switch to Dvorak and map keys to F1 F2 F3 F4. Certainly hope that doesn't happen to me. :P