I was 25 when I started professional software development, and once I joined a company with strong developers my typing really stuck out as poor. So when I was

I was 25 when I started professional software development, and once I joined a company with strong developers my typing really stuck out as poor. So when I was 30 I forced myself to learn touch-typing and I think it's been invaluable. It's certainly true that you do a lot of thinking when writing software, so I think there's an upper limit on how much typing speed can help you. But the ability to type fast really opens the door to making quick code changes, and in turn this really helps when you're trying to find a good programming approach. So for me, it's a skill that allows you to explore quicker, leading to faster feedback and better decision making. It also makes it easier to crank out any pesky emails/documentation that might come along, so you can get back to coding asap! I always advise any junior devs I meet to invest the time to get reasonably good at touch-typing, it just enables faster learning IMHO