Laptops are the Stenotypes of Software Engineers

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Post by malloc47 » Mon, Feb 18, 2013, 11:03 PM UTC

Laptops are the Stenotypes of Software Engineers
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Re: Laptops are the Stenotypes of Software Engineers

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Post by psadri » Mon, Feb 18, 2013, 11:18 PM UTC

I agree. In 5 years, very few people will be using anything with a keyboard.

main frames -> mini computers -> desktops -> laptops -> tablets / phones -> ... -> ambient computing.

Re: Laptops are the Stenotypes of Software Engineers

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Post by psadri » Mon, Feb 18, 2013, 11:19 PM UTC

psadri wrote: post #2

I agree. In 5 years, very few people will be using anything with a keyboard. main frames -> mini computers -> desktops -> laptops -> tablets / phones -> ... -> ambient computing.

anyone guess what the ... might be? iWatch?

Re: Laptops are the Stenotypes of Software Engineers

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Post by pekk » Tue, Feb 19, 2013, 7:48 AM UTC

psadri wrote: post #2

I agree. In 5 years, very few people will be using anything with a keyboard. main frames -> mini computers -> desktops -> laptops -> tablets / phones -> ... -> ambient computing.

Nothing beats a keyboard for efficiency of text input.

Re: Laptops are the Stenotypes of Software Engineers

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Post by psadri » Fri, Feb 22, 2013, 5:21 PM UTC

pekk wrote: post #4

psadri wrote: post #2

I agree. In 5 years, very few people will be using anything with a keyboard. main frames -> mini computers -> desktops -> laptops -> tablets / phones -> ... -> ambient computing.

Nothing beats a keyboard for efficiency of text input.

text input is important because today's computers are dumb and we have to type a lot of text to get basic stuff done.

What if the computer was much more intelligent so you could express yourself more concisely.

Also, what about contexts where your hands are not free? In a car for example?