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Also, when it comes to programming, the biggest bottleneck for most people isn't typing -- it's thinking. That's so true for me. I'm not pumping out code nonst
by msie 16y ago
Also, when it comes to programming, the biggest bottleneck for most people isn't typing -- it's thinking.
That's so true for me. I'm not pumping out code nonstop where the efficiency of keyboard vs mouse comes into play. Being more efficient with moving around a source file only matters if I actually knew what to do once I get to a particular spot of code and many times I don't. I struggle more often with the high-level design of a program than the details. And when the design is sorted out then everything else falls in place. That's when more efficient navigation may be more important to me.
- silentbicycle 16y agoMice are better for spatial navigation, but keyboards are potentially much better for structural navigation - whether you're moving by search (regexp find, or whatever) or language elements (navigating via tag stack, etc).