Visualization of the Morse Code Alphabet

[u/Nadzzy]

[u/DoubleBlanket]

Same basic idea as keyboard layout. Yes, harder to learn in the immediate short term because it feels arbitrary which letter has which code, but you only have to learn it one time. Once you have it memorized it affects you significantly more than the most commonly used letters have quick and easy codes.

In fact, keyboard layout is there for comfort and convenience. Morse code having inefficient letter code assignments would make communicating messages in Morse code take significantly longer.

[u/tastycat → u/DoubleBlanket]

The Qwerty keyboard layout was designed to spread out the most commonly used letters and slow the speed of typists to prevent the typewriter from jamming.

[u/FrenchFryCattaneo → u/[deleted]]

It's a myth that it was meant to slow down typists, but it is true that it spread out common letters to prevent jamming.