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I got a lot better and faster at typing when I switched to a das keyboard without key labels. It forced me to learn and not rely on looking down at the keys. 10/10 would recommend.. also it stops noobs from using your box.
I'd also add: only make this a priority if you don't already touch type. If you do, your speed will be adequate, and you'll gain more by adding higher-level tools to your arsenal (refactoring, structural editing, etc). It's sad that in 2020 we're still largely 'editing text' when programming, but careful use of IntelliJ or emacs (amongst others) can often lift the mechanics up a conceptual notch or three.
I got a lot better and faster at typing when I switched to a das keyboard without key labels. It forced me to learn and not rely on looking down at the keys. 10/10 would recommend.. also it stops noobs from using your box.
I got a lot better and faster at typing when I switched to a das keyboard without key labels. It forced me to learn and not rely on looking down at the keys. 10/10 would recommend.. also it stops noobs from using your box.
I did this in year 9 at school and my typing speed went down for about a month whilst re-learning.
The idea is you rest your fingers on asdf jkl; and to type a letter, raise the appropriate finger up or down.
Typing programs will teach you quickly by practicing the home keys then adding letters one by one like ‘e’ and ‘i’.
The biggest improvement comes because you don’t need to look at the keyboard. Your efficiency in overall computing tasks increases, then your typing speed rapidly overtakes your old style.
After a while you learn patterns of words so you aren’t always moving a finger off the home key and back like a robot. This is when you get really fast.
Always return to the home keys by feeling for the little bumps on the ‘f’ and ‘j’ keys.
I used to lay in bed at night practicing typing simple words with my brain. I’m sure this helped considerably.
It’s the best thing I ever self learned. Well worth the month of slower typing as my entire adult life typing has been a breeze.
Switch to an ortholinear keyboard like [the Preonic from OLKB][1] These designs reduce motion (speed) and are uniformly laid out (accuracy) which is crucial because typing faster alone is not enough [1]: https://drop.com/buy/preonic-mechanical-keyboard
I got a lot better and faster at typing when I switched to a das keyboard without key labels. It forced me to learn and not rely on looking down at the keys. 10/10 would recommend.. also it stops noobs from using your box.
Here's a up to date buying guide, find one that lets you get blank or has a standard layout you can swap with a set of caps you like https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/wiki/buying_gui...
It depends how fast you want to get. You need both skills and good keyboard. You can't type FAST with an average keyboard that doesn't register keys as fast as you can type. With standard Qwerty touch-typing fingers position, you can build up to 85-95wpm easily. You need a lot of practice to build the muscle memory. You can learn basics in Typingclub.com and then you need a lot more practice in communities like typer…