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How a Blind Developer uses Visual Studio [video]

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Re: How a Blind Developer uses Visual Studio [video]

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Post by dbattaglia »

melling wrote: post #4

I imagine many would benefit if we had a smart developer assistant where it could have a higher level understanding of programming. "Jarvis import library foo" - could be said from anywhere in file "Jarvis jump to file bar.c" "Jarvis declare var current temperature equals zero" - var currentTemperature = 0 "Jarvis write for enumeration on var word over var name list" "Jarvis build and run" or simply "Jarvis run" By t…

The crazy part to me is working in an office where 50 people are simultaneously saying code out loud.

Or my wife ready to kill me as I'm saying code while she's watching tv. :)

Re: How a Blind Developer uses Visual Studio [video]

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Post by dhruvb14 »

melling wrote: post #4

I imagine many would benefit if we had a smart developer assistant where it could have a higher level understanding of programming. "Jarvis import library foo" - could be said from anywhere in file "Jarvis jump to file bar.c" "Jarvis declare var current temperature equals zero" - var currentTemperature = 0 "Jarvis write for enumeration on var word over var name list" "Jarvis build and run" or simply "Jarvis run" By t…

This guy took the first step. Its a great watch even though its kind of long

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SkdfdXWYaI

Re: How a Blind Developer uses Visual Studio [video]

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Post by j_s »

melling wrote: post #4

I imagine many would benefit if we had a smart developer assistant where it could have a higher level understanding of programming. "Jarvis import library foo" - could be said from anywhere in file "Jarvis jump to file bar.c" "Jarvis declare var current temperature equals zero" - var currentTemperature = 0 "Jarvis write for enumeration on var word over var name list" "Jarvis build and run" or simply "Jarvis run" By t…

Voice input is an option when other types of input are not.

In the same vein, I am learning morse code. Any resources helping with this would be appreciated.

I would like to use morse code for silent, no-look I/O on my phone. I'm not sure vibrations can be quiet enough; might have to use something special-purpose plugged into the headphone jack.

Re: How a Blind Developer uses Visual Studio [video]

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Post by cdogl »

expertentipp wrote: post #17

For me the message is clear here: Listen Mr. Senior Principal Architect, not only cheap H1B Indian guy, but even cheap blind H1B Indian guy can replace you! What I don't like about MS is that in their promo materials developing software is so easy. Drag and drop here, autocomplete there, and here we go, an ERP system! In reality though...

Saqib Shaikh lives in London. The UK doesn't have H1Bs. His LinkedIn suggests that he went to high school in England. He has (what sounds to me like) an English accent. Put some effort into the lazy racist joke at least.

Re: How a Blind Developer uses Visual Studio [video]

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Post by falcolas »

j_s wrote: post #24
melling wrote: post #4

I imagine many would benefit if we had a smart developer assistant where it could have a higher level understanding of programming. "Jarvis import library foo" - could be said from anywhere in file "Jarvis jump to file bar.c" "Jarvis declare var current temperature equals zero" - var currentTemperature = 0 "Jarvis write for enumeration on var word over var name list" "Jarvis build and run" or simply "Jarvis run" By t…

Voice input is an option when other types of input are not. In the same vein, I am learning morse code. Any resources helping with this would be appreciated. I would like to use morse code for silent, no-look I/O on my phone. I'm not sure vibrations can be quiet enough; might have to use something special-purpose plugged into the headphone jack.

For learning: Morse-it app. Not sure if it's on android, but it's a great learning tool with lots of learning methods.

Re: How a Blind Developer uses Visual Studio [video]

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Post by Semaphor »

hacker_9 wrote: post #2

I always wondered how someone could use text-to-speech effectively, especially with a programming language full of symbols with long names such as 'semi-colon', 'underscore', 'left parenthesis' etc. The answer it seems is to speed up the voice tenfold! Honestly incredible he's fine-tuned his other senses well enough to be able to code at a reasonable speed again.

I was at a web design conference once with a talk by a heavily vision-impaired guy. I was amazed at the speed when he went to his IDE to fix a bug. I couldn't make out a word it was saying and he didn't seem slower working with it than I would be.

Re: How a Blind Developer uses Visual Studio [video]

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Post by falcolas »

dbattaglia wrote: post #21
melling wrote: post #4

I imagine many would benefit if we had a smart developer assistant where it could have a higher level understanding of programming. "Jarvis import library foo" - could be said from anywhere in file "Jarvis jump to file bar.c" "Jarvis declare var current temperature equals zero" - var currentTemperature = 0 "Jarvis write for enumeration on var word over var name list" "Jarvis build and run" or simply "Jarvis run" By t…

The crazy part to me is working in an office where 50 people are simultaneously saying code out loud. Or my wife ready to kill me as I'm saying code while she's watching tv. :)

Rather than my usual tirade against open offices, I would point out that options for subvocal voice pickups exist like throat mikes. You could speak softly enough your neighbor couldn't hear you, and they also attenuate external sounds quite well.

Re: How a Blind Developer uses Visual Studio [video]

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Post by [deleted] »

hacker_9 wrote: post #2

I always wondered how someone could use text-to-speech effectively, especially with a programming language full of symbols with long names such as 'semi-colon', 'underscore', 'left parenthesis' etc. The answer it seems is to speed up the voice tenfold! Honestly incredible he's fine-tuned his other senses well enough to be able to code at a reasonable speed again.

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