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> These people are mainly relatively unskilled. These companies are notorious for hiring entire batches of graduating students. I guess the best interview shou

> These people are mainly relatively unskilled. These companies are notorious for hiring entire batches of graduating students. I guess the best interview should also add a touch-type test and the candidate should require at least 30wpm or so (if typing is very much required for the work). When I was at college I have only seen less than 5 such students from the 250 total.

Clubber 9y ago
That's my secret tell to see if someone is a good, experienced developer or not. I've never met a good, experienced developer who was a slow typist.
- EmployedRussian 9y ago
  > I've never met a good, experienced developer who was a slow typist. You will. There is a reason "fast typist" was not a required skill in any software jobs I've ever applied for, and I doubt developer strength has any correlation with typing speed.
  - Clubber 9y ago
    It's not that fast typist is an indicator of a good developer, but a slow typist is an indicator of someone who hasn't spent a whole lot of time in front of a keyboard.
    - hungryfoolish 9y ago
      Or they have some motor disabilities in their arm/hand, which you should check for before making a judgement. Some people have carpal tunnel, some people have tremors, some people might have other condition they might not have even know themselves or would like to talk about openly.
      - Clubber 9y ago
        Or if they don't have any fingers.
- cpitman 9y ago
  Depends what you mean by fast. Anecdotally, I learned to use a computer well before anyone thought to teach me to type. I still type "incorrectly" (basically use only a few fingers, with my hands moving more than they should). So I am definitely slower than someone who is trained to type correctly. But, I would like to think that I am both good and experienced. I picked up my bad typing habits while learning to program, after all.
  - Clubber 9y ago
    I taught myself how to type too just by doing it as a kid. My home key position is much more natural (hands slanted) and that probably saved me from carpel tunnel all these years. By fast, I mean not two finger typing and can probably touch type. You know a slow typist when you see it. It's like being behind a slow person on the highway, it's excruciating.

Clubber 9y ago

That's my secret tell to see if someone is a good, experienced developer or not. I've never met a good, experienced developer who was a slow typist.

EmployedRussian 9y ago
> I've never met a good, experienced developer who was a slow typist. You will. There is a reason "fast typist" was not a required skill in any software jobs I've ever applied for, and I doubt developer strength has any correlation with typing speed.
- Clubber 9y ago
  It's not that fast typist is an indicator of a good developer, but a slow typist is an indicator of someone who hasn't spent a whole lot of time in front of a keyboard.
  - hungryfoolish 9y ago
    Or they have some motor disabilities in their arm/hand, which you should check for before making a judgement. Some people have carpal tunnel, some people have tremors, some people might have other condition they might not have even know themselves or would like to talk about openly.
    - Clubber 9y ago
      Or if they don't have any fingers.
cpitman 9y ago
Depends what you mean by fast. Anecdotally, I learned to use a computer well before anyone thought to teach me to type. I still type "incorrectly" (basically use only a few fingers, with my hands moving more than they should). So I am definitely slower than someone who is trained to type correctly. But, I would like to think that I am both good and experienced. I picked up my bad typing habits while learning to program, after all.
- Clubber 9y ago
  I taught myself how to type too just by doing it as a kid. My home key position is much more natural (hands slanted) and that probably saved me from carpel tunnel all these years. By fast, I mean not two finger typing and can probably touch type. You know a slow typist when you see it. It's like being behind a slow person on the highway, it's excruciating.