Subj : Re: programming and typing
To   : comp.programming
From : David
Date : Thu Sep 08 2005 03:24 am

On Wed, 7 Sep 2005 14:48:24 UTC, John Smith <JSmith@mail.net> wrote:

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

  I've been at the keyboard so long that touch typing is the norm.
It took a few years though.  There is some improved typing 
productivity, but it mostly just helps keeping my eyes on what is
being written.

  I positively hate two things about touch typing though:

  1. Bill Gates/Apple and their respective Windows/Apple keys where
     the space between the control and alt keys should be.

  2. User interface designers that simply don't understand that
     constantly switching between keyboard and a pointer device
     is not a good thing and they should make it easier to stay
     on the keyboard (or perhaps the pointer device) longer than
     just a couple movements.

  David

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