Subj : Re: programming and typing
To   : comp.programming
From : William
Date : Wed Sep 07 2005 11:50 am

"John Smith" <JSmith@mail.net> wrote in message
news:Y4DTe.424521$5V4.275205@pd7tw3no...
> Settle an argument. How many professional programmers are touch
> typists? Does typing proficiency affect programming productivity?

Self-taught touch typist.

It certainly affects my programming productivity since I write
rather detailed comments. Also doesn't hurt when dealing with
verbose languages and/or code style requirements. (And I keep
my eyes on the code instead of looking down at my hands.)

-Wm

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