Subj : Re: programming and typing
To   : comp.programming
From : Patricia Shanahan
Date : Wed Sep 07 2005 11:53 pm

John Smith wrote:
> Settle an argument. How many professional programmers are touch typists? 
> Does typing proficiency affect programming productivity?
> 
> JS

To really answer either of those questions you would need an organized
study, not just anecdotes.

I like touch typing, because it lets me keep my brain and my eyes on the
code all the time, without paying any attention to the mechanics of
entering it, but I have no measurements to say whether it affects my
productivity.

Patricia

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