To your second point, I think simply encouraging this practice will see benefits. There are numerous ways to achieve results here, and typing speed falls behin

To your second point, I think simply encouraging this practice will see benefits. There are numerous ways to achieve results here, and typing speed falls behind simple automation in many cases. Getting a habit to automate away repetitive tasks is, in my eyes, the number two skill a programmer should develop and rely on. (Number one being relentless improvement of skills.)