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Re: Show HN: I made a game to improve my typing speed

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Post by hnrodey »

throw1234651234 wrote: post #36
lycos wrote: post #33

My parents forced me to take typing lessons on typewriters in the 90s and I am thankful they did, of course that had some technical limitations in regard to speed but it definitely made me a great blind typist which is the main foundation for typing fast in my opinion. Some years later in school I also had a typing class at some point and the teachers thought I cheated because of my high scores so I had to take the t…

Can you take this please http://wpm-test.com/programming-typing-test/ It's all fun and games until it's code. I barely clear 50 wpm on that, and I know where every key is without looking. I actually dread typing those 3-10 lines on that test, which is how I know I could use more practice, but can't find the time for it.

this is pretty cool. ty for sharing.

>You can type 74 words per minute

Re: Show HN: I made a game to improve my typing speed

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Post by craniumslows »

mtlynch wrote: post #17

This is neat! Thanks for sharing! One thing I've been looking for (and would pay money for) is a tool/game that helps me improve my typing speed in real-world scenarios, especially writing code and/or editing documents. I purchased a subscription to keybr,[0] and it's pretty nice, but it assumes you're always typing brand new text linearly. There's no way to practice things like jumping to a previous line, jumping to…

What a wild world. I also just got a kinesis keyboard, and pay for keybr.com but i have the freestyle2 the one that is split down the middle. I've made it to X but would really like to get my speed up on the number keys and function keys too. Good luck!

Re: Show HN: I made a game to improve my typing speed

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Post by nerdponx »

Retr0id wrote: post #16
hodanli wrote: post #14

I've found that learning to type fast using individual keys doesn't work for me. Instead, I think I learn better using whole words. The flow is more important than the location of each key.

ztype is a similar typing game, but based on whole words: https://zty.pe/

I didn't expect this to be so fun. The sound effects are especially satisfying.

Re: Show HN: I made a game to improve my typing speed

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Post by bobsmooth »

throw1234651234 wrote: post #36
lycos wrote: post #33

My parents forced me to take typing lessons on typewriters in the 90s and I am thankful they did, of course that had some technical limitations in regard to speed but it definitely made me a great blind typist which is the main foundation for typing fast in my opinion. Some years later in school I also had a typing class at some point and the teachers thought I cheated because of my high scores so I had to take the t…

Can you take this please http://wpm-test.com/programming-typing-test/ It's all fun and games until it's code. I barely clear 50 wpm on that, and I know where every key is without looking. I actually dread typing those 3-10 lines on that test, which is how I know I could use more practice, but can't find the time for it.

Okay I get why programmers get carpal tunnel now. I've never done so many unnatural moments in such a short period of time. (30 wpm)

Re: Show HN: I made a game to improve my typing speed

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Post by quickthrower2 »

bobsmooth wrote: post #56
throw1234651234 wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you take this please http://wpm-test.com/programming-typing-test/ It's all fun and games until it's code. I barely clear 50 wpm on that, and I know where every key is without looking. I actually dread typing those 3-10 lines on that test, which is how I know I could use more practice, but can't find the time for it.

Okay I get why programmers get carpal tunnel now. I've never done so many unnatural moments in such a short period of time. (30 wpm)

46, but I only touch type A-Z then freestyle some of the other characters. Except ( ; , . the close ones)

Re: Show HN: I made a game to improve my typing speed

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Post by LeafItAlone »

mtlynch wrote: post #17

This is neat! Thanks for sharing! One thing I've been looking for (and would pay money for) is a tool/game that helps me improve my typing speed in real-world scenarios, especially writing code and/or editing documents. I purchased a subscription to keybr,[0] and it's pretty nice, but it assumes you're always typing brand new text linearly. There's no way to practice things like jumping to a previous line, jumping to…

The Kinesis Advantage is a great keyboard. Reduced pain from RSI for me. One thing to be aware of is being able to easily remap keys or set key combos. I rarely use the native Home/End/Del keys after that, because they are more awkward to get my thumb to.
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