Programmmings Dirtiest Secret (2008)
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Programmmings Dirtiest Secret (2008)
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Re: Programmmings Dirtiest Secret (2008)
#2To be contrarian, I'm a 3-5 finger typist on a good day, but I'm fast at it. Fast enough that when I used to teach LaTeX classes to math department secretaries back in the late 80s, they would be impressed with my typing speed. So, while I don't type properly, I type fluently. I suspect that most programmers type at some level of fluency, even if they don't employ proper technique. Failure to do things like participate in online discussions, etc. are not a result of bad typing, but of the programmer's personality.
Re: Programmmings Dirtiest Secret (2008)
#3To be contrarian, I'm a 3-5 finger typist on a good day, but I'm fast at it. Fast enough that when I used to teach LaTeX classes to math department secretaries back in the late 80s, they would be impressed with my typing speed. So, while I don't type properly, I type fluently. I suspect that most programmers type at some level of fluency, even if they don't employ proper technique. Failure to do things like participa…
> when I used to teach LaTeX classes to math department secretaries back in the late 80s, they would be impressed with my typing speed.
I can't help but read that in the voice of Oval Office squatter-in-chief. “People are really surprised I understand this stuff,” he said. “Every one of these doctors said, ‘How do you know so much about this?’ Maybe I have a natural ability.”
Re: Programmmings Dirtiest Secret (2008)
#4I actually put in the effort of relearning to type better on a non-QWERTY layout. I can comfortably type over 70 wpm, but it hasn't changed my development experience. Even during the period of relearning to type on the new layout I realized that I don't actually have enough volume of typing to quickly learn and had to do typing exercises daily to speed up the process.
I'm still glad I made the switch--typing is certainly smoother and I never get any sort of cramps or pains in my hands or wrists anymore.
Re: Programmmings Dirtiest Secret (2008)
#5This take is garbage. Touch typing and hunt and peck are two extremes. You can be somewhere in the middle and be Ok.