Have you ever wondered what the layout of the letters on the keyboard we use every day on our computers or smartphones looks like? Why does the English alphabet start with 'Q' in the top row instead of 'A'? Here lies the mystery. Which many people don't know. Let's find out the history behind the QWERTY keyboard.
The first commercial typewriter was created in the 1870s by American inventor Christopher Latham Sholes. Initially, the device had the English alphabet arranged sequentially from A to Z. However, problems arose as the typing speed increased. When typing quickly, the metal handles or typebars of the device would get stuck with each other, resulting in a sudden decrease in writing speed and a lot of trouble in repairing the device.
Sholes chose a strategy to solve this problem. That is, the letters that are frequently used together are arranged on the keyboard in such a way that the collision of the typebars is reduced. This resulted in the creation of today's well-known QWERTY layout, which is named after the first six letters of the top row.
The QWERTY layout quickly became popular as an effective solution to the mechanical problems of the typewriter. Later, when keyboards began to be used on computers and smartphones, this layout remained due to human habits.
Although the mechanical problems of the typewriter are not present in modern keyboards. Yet, due to old habits and widespread use, the QWERTY layout has remained the standard for computer keyboards around the world.
In addition to QWERTY, several alternative layouts, namely DVORAK and AZERTY, have been developed to make typing easier and faster. However, these layouts have not gained much popularity due to the low tendency of the general public to learn something new outside the conventional system.
Therefore, the random arrangement of letters on the keyboard is not a mistake but an intelligent solution created to meet the technological needs of the time, which has become a part of our daily lives today.
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