When I heard @BrianRoemmele explain this theory on a recent podcast it blew my mind.
Why QWERTY? So typewriter salesmen could type T-Y-P-E-W-R-I-T-E-R impressively fast in front of prospective buyers to sell more typewriters!!https://twitter.com/BrianRoemmele/status/1167061733124362240 …
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To jump from this to “TYPEWRITER in one row is the only reason the QWERTY is the way it is” is a really looooooong stretch.
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Neil Kay and other people independently analyzed QWERTY alongside the mechanical principles of the typewriter, and showed how QWERTY was actually a very thoughtful and intentional design.
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