A developer's diary of switching from QWERTY to Colemak-DH to address RSI-inducing typing habits. Starting at 22wpm, they document the learning curve over two weeks, reaching 85wpm and approaching their original 100wpm speed. Key challenges covered include installing Colemak-DH on macOS, adapting keyboard shortcuts, dealing with symbol placement differences between Portuguese and US layouts, and rethinking Vim hjkl navigation. The Extend layer (using Caps Lock as a modifier for arrow keys and actions) is highlighted as a particularly useful feature even beyond Colemak itself.

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