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Absolutely. Honestly, I can type up to 60 words per minute if it is plain text. However, when it comes back down to the code, I only type at an average rate of 30-40 words per minute and sometimes peaking up to 45 words per minute. I answered the survey as if I was writing code because when I am on the keyboard, I am mostly writing code.
Justin Lovell
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may be not, those are the most used characters for the C++ Developers
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yeah they would be higher! as programmer's we're probly faster at typing code than literature passages... though i must admit i sometimes battle with $, %, ^.
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It is even worse for some non-English keyboards, like my French one, where accented characters are easy to type, but #{[|\@]} and such characters need the AltGr key to access (AltGr is actually a one-key equivalent to Ctrl+Alt).
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It's how fast you can Alt-Tab back into your IDE when the boss walks into the room
Michael
But you know when the truth is told,
That you can get what you want or you can just get old,
Your're going to kick off before you even get halfway through.
When will you realise... Vienna waits for you? - "The Stranger," Billy Joel
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Got my laugh and 5 points!
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Oh on! my boss is coming.;P
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Even better, assign Alt+Tab to an auxillary mouse button (I use the small thumb button on the MS Intellimouse Explorer). That way you just hit the button, saving a precious few milliseconds over having to get your fingers in position for Alt+Tab.
You just have to make sure that the IDE is the next window in order after your (browser|RSS reader).
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Michael Dunn wrote:
That way you just hit the button, saving a precious few milliseconds over having to get your fingers in position for Alt+Tab.
Amateur!! You should have your left hand resting on the ALT+TAB buttons all the time when 'taking a break'. I always browse one handed anyway...
What would happen if you were forced to use a machine where your rodent didn't have thumb buttons? These are skills no programmer should be without.
Michael Dunn wrote:
You just have to make sure that the IDE is the next window in order after your (browser|RSS reader).
That has bitten me more times than I can remember. I usually get caught out if I have selected an IM window and then opened a browser over the top of it so I forget it's next in the list, then get caught in a frantic ALT+TAB frenzy trying to get rid of the half dozen windows that suddenly appeared over my IDE.
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When i worked in an office (I'm now freelance working from home ), I always mapped my middle mouse button to minimise. It made more sense to me than alt+tabbing, since this might not cover up the offending program!
Cheers,
Paul
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If it is my usual desktop keyboard then I'm pretty fast (although the backspace key still gets used a lot).
However, put me infront of a strangers keyboard or even on my laptop keyboard and my speed slows down and the mistakes increase.
That's the problem with not looking at the keys when you type.
Michael
But you know when the truth is told,
That you can get what you want or you can just get old,
Your're going to kick off before you even get halfway through.
When will you realise... Vienna waits for you? - "The Stranger," Billy Joel
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Same problem here. I use a natural keyboard at home and at the office and have a lot of trouble on other types. Of course, the knarled fingers don't help!
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Same here. The thing that most affects my typing speed, I've found, is how easy the keys are to press. I hate keyboards where you have to push hard on the keys when typing.
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My keyboard is half-broken. The right shift key doesn't work properly anymore
It dramatically slows my typing !
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I agree. And if it is one of those darn natural keyboards I am down to hunting an pecking. Another thing that slows me to a crawl is if some of the keys are in non standard places.
John
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This is soo true. I type quickly, and the Backspace is used very frequently.
However, on my friends computer, his backspace is in the wrong place, and I can't type anything on his keyboard.
Aaron Eldreth
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yeah true, i get pretty much screwed up when i am typing on a laptop keyboard.
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I used to be able to type very fast on my old ThinkPad... but the new one has a poor quality keyboard. I still got over 75wpm on it, though.
Personally, I love the classic old IBM clicky keyboard. Not to mention those things are built to last a thousand years. And for some odd reason people give them away, so you can find them in thrift shops for $1.99 quite easily!
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Passed from 2finger "pecker" to 32wpm quickly (my actual avg speed)thanks to the soft on the link.
I expect to reach 40wpm, at least... then i'll be happy
Why more then that?
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>Why more than that? (40 WPM)
I type at 60-70 WPM, and it shaves vital minutes off my day!
Paul
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Just kidding.
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Wow! How many "bugs" do you code while typing so fater ?
isn't it better to type slower and reflect?
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Actually the main problem I have is burning through so many keyboards.
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I would have expected there to be less people at the lower end though. Perhaps the test was flawed in that there were insufficient semi-colons and no brackets whatsoever.
"You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want." --Zig Ziglar
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--Charles Babbage (1791-1871)
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I (re)taught myself to type using the Dvorak keybord[^] loyout a few years ago. It was excruciating when I was learning it, but I'm glad I did. It seems a lot easier on my hands/wrists.
Anyone else as dumb as me?
[edit] by the way, I'm about 50 wpm 96% [/edit]
Josh
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