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I type about 3x faster* than some of my co-workers, and I can tell when I'm working with them that it does make a difference. They don't even try do to explora
by mbrubeck 17y ago
I type about 3x faster* than some of my co-workers, and I can tell when I'm working with them that it does make a difference.
They don't even try do to exploratory programming. In cases where I would just write some throwaway code for an experiment, or turn to a REPL session to answer a question in a few seconds, they start leafing through documentation or Googling for someone else who knows the answer. I write and re-write code while I'm thinking; once they start writing they are unwilling to change their minds mid-stream. Even in normal "batch" programming, it means that instead of 5 minutes of thought followed by 1 minute of typing, they have 5 minutes of thought followed by 3 minutes of typing - so they take longer to resume their stream of thought, and spend slightly less time thinking overall.
*I type about 60wpm which is not especially fast, it's just that I work with some people who are not touch-typists.