I finally bought an Ergodox EZ just over a month ago, after suspecting a split keyboard could solve some postural issues for a while (its practically impossible to use a split keyboard whilst sitting lopsided).
I was a touch typist (two hands, and completely left handed), but I was "wasd" centred.
Learning to home row type was by far the hardest thing about the keyboard. It took me a week of 8/hr a day coding/writing to get back up to speed. Thankfully I didn't have work commitments so could go all in - but on day 3 I was so very close to quitting.
AFAICT it has completely sorted my tendency to move into a bad posture - and for that I know it is worth it.
But to spend 40hrs getting frustrated and working slowly? I couldn't justify it without the posture problem.
I was a touch typist (two hands, and completely left handed), but I was "wasd" centred.
Learning to home row type was by far the hardest thing about the keyboard. It took me a week of 8/hr a day coding/writing to get back up to speed. Thankfully I didn't have work commitments so could go all in - but on day 3 I was so very close to quitting.
AFAICT it has completely sorted my tendency to move into a bad posture - and for that I know it is worth it.
But to spend 40hrs getting frustrated and working slowly? I couldn't justify it without the posture problem.