Long story short: Dvorak is better than Qwerty by a long way, Colemak is better still, but not by as much. If you know Qwerty and were thinking of learning Dvorak, learn Colemak instead. If you know Dvorak already, don't worry about Colemak - it'd be a lot of effort for not much benefit.
(Cue Dvorak devotees with burning stakes and pitchforks?)
I switched to dvorak awhile ago. I still catch myself having a frisson of pleasure in the act of typing some words; typing feels like an intricate finger tango at times.
The only gripe I still have with it is every single time I type ls -alx
[+] [-] getonit|16 years ago|reply
(Cue Dvorak devotees with burning stakes and pitchforks?)
[+] [-] pook|16 years ago|reply
The only gripe I still have with it is every single time I type ls -alx
Check out, if you haven't, http://mkweb.bcgsc.ca/carpalx/
http://mkweb.bcgsc.ca/carpalx/?worst_layout is indeed the stuff of nightmares.