Hi, my name is Jesse. I want to use this space to document my transition to Colemak from Qwerty.
I am an IT professional and frequently move around on various computers throughout the day. It is not feasible for me to switch to Colemak on every computer I use, so I will be learning Colemak while still using Qwerty daily.
I tried switching to Dvorak a couple years ago and got up to around 35wpm with it, but my Qwerty suffered miserably. I think the layouts were too dissimilar - I would practice Dvorak for a few hours, then switch to Qwerty and just sit and stare at my keyboard. I couldn't make the switch back to Qwerty without considerable effort. I dropped Dvorak and haven't used in a while. I recently learned about Colemak and think it might be a better fit for me.
My goals are to increase my typing speed while preserving the health of my wrists. I am a very proficient Qwerty touch typist, averaging around 110 wpm. I want to break into the 200wpm threshold, and hope Colemak will help me make that transition.
I will document my typing tests here, as taken on typeracer. I will take 10 tests in both Colemak and Qwerty, and give the average here on a semi-regular schedule.
To learn Colemak, I have been using Keybr.com. I am not using a transitional layout - I'm diving right into Colemak. One thing I noticed myself doing - which I find very odd - is pressing old Dvorak keys for some letters. Despite not using Dvorak for a couple years, I have on more than a few occasions pressed Qwerty E / Colemak F for a period. Also, for some strange reason S is giving me a hard time in Colemak. These are my latest struggles.
I have been using Colemak for four days now.
Typing test results:
QWERTY: 115wpm @ 96.9%
Colemak: 31wpm @ 95.8%