<p><pre><code>   &gt; The researchers say our typing techniques are often a 
   &gt; reflection of the task being performed on the computer. 
   &gt; “The touch typing system was developed for typing 
   &gt; sentences on typewriters,” said Feit. “It is not 
   &gt; advantageous for Photoshop shortcuts or gaming, often 
   &gt; done with one hand on the mouse.”

   &gt; Developers could use this research to create better user 
   &gt; interfaces both in software and in keyboards 
   &gt; themselves. The interfaces should be tailored to the 
   &gt; way we type today, not how we typed a long time ago.
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So much this. Writing English sentences on a typewriter with  touch typing works well. But many people don&#x27;t write prose exclusively and computer keyboards are not typewriters so it&#x27;s no surprise that touch typing doesn&#x27;t often work so well.<p>As a programmer I find typing {, } and \ with the pinky the biggest problem. There are layouts especially for programmers.
The ones that I&#x27;m aware of are Programmer Dvorak[1] and Neo[2].<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.kaufmann.no&#x2F;roland&#x2F;dvorak&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.kaufmann.no&#x2F;roland&#x2F;dvorak&#x2F;</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Keyboard_layout#Neo" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Keyboard_layout#Neo</a>