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Despite tech-savvy reputation, Gen Z falls behind in keyboard typing skills (www.techspot.com)

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[-] AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

I prefer to argue on the internet via my phone, which I can type pretty fast on thanks to the swipe to type.

and yeah programming simply doesn't require fast typing, I tend to diagram everything out on my whiteboard before even opening my ide. I just have to write tons and tons of code since I'm in a few low level programming classes

[-] trk@aussie.zone 5 points 2 months ago

I prefer to argue on the internet via my phone, which I can type pretty fast on thanks to the swipe to type

I'm the opposite... I rarely reply when I'm on my phone because swiping and tapping away at the touchscreen keyboard is so slow and inaccurate. I spend more time correcting swypos than I do writing I think.

Meanwhile on the desktop I can punch out a shining example of wit (or at least a spoonerism of that) at 100+ wpm at 100% accuracy.

Sent from my phone, slowly.

[-] boonhet@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

I diagram everything out in my brain and it evolves continuously while I'm writing code

Sometimes I feel it's a miracle I get anything done at all but then usually the end result is better than what I'd originally envisioned so it kinda balances out.

[-] AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

I used to do that but the more I get into os programming the more I've found myself scrapping entire 1000+ line files and rewriting the entire thing 🙃

and I think "it's a miracle I get anything done" is a very common thought in most programmers heads lol

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