I switched to Dvorak and used it for around 9 years until I switched back to QWERTY about a year ago.
The big thing it did was re-teach my fingers how to touch type from the home row and not do a sort of four-finger claw hunt-and-peck action when typing. It definitely helped me break some bad habits, but I don't think it was substantially better than QWERTY in hindsight.
I do occasionally miss the home row, but the times where I even think about it are sort of rare.
Neither layout strongly effected my typing speed once I got past the learning/relearning curve.
I switched to Dvorak and used it for around 9 years until I switched back to QWERTY about a year ago.
The big thing it did was re-teach my fingers how to touch type from the home row and not do a sort of four-finger claw hunt-and-peck action when typing. It definitely helped me break some bad habits, but I don't think it was substantially better than QWERTY in hindsight.
I do occasionally miss the home row, but the times where I even think about it are sort of rare.
Neither layout strongly effected my typing speed once I got past the learning/relearning curve.
Interesting, I'm sure it's all about preference. For me, at this time, I love how Dvorak feels compared to QWERTY.
Am I a faster typer? Sometimes but not on a day to day average.