Touch Typing

#productivity #discuss

Does touch typing really matter in programming?

Top comments (7)

It really helps in speeding up things. I never look the keyboard except when there is unusual key to be pressed. Touch typing can help you become a keyboard person. For a developer, it opens doors to tools such as Vim, Tmux which are primarily keyboard driven.

It isn't too hard to learn either. If I can remember it took me about 1 month to gain a sufficient speed for my requirements.

Olimpio • Jul 6 '20

Can u share some tips on how did u gain that skills???

Shriharsh • Aug 23 '20

I used an online touch typing site called typingclub.com and practiced every day 10-15 min. I think I did around 100 lessons. It's addictive too. There would more such tools.. so chose whichever you like.

vimgolf.com is a website to practice VIM.

Idan Arye • Apr 9 '18

Yes. It's less about the speed and more about being able to type without concentrating on searching for the next key. The human mind can only keep track of four things at a time, and you need them all for programming. You want to avoid wasting attention on typing.

nineismine • Feb 15 '20

Yes!I have spent years and years not knowing how to type and have recently committed to spending 15 minutes a day learning. It has been a tremendous help in writing code and efficiency. Just being able to see the words that I am typing as they come out allows me to use Intellisense better, remain in a flow state longer and has relieved a constant source of dissatisfaction and frustration.
I am working on a series of blog posts about the experience of learning and what tools have helped me the most.

thedevelopingdeveloper.net/2020/02...