I couldn't disagree more. I used to touch type very fast like this article suggests. Now I have RSI and I'm constantly looking for techniques to type slower. I

I couldn't disagree more. I used to touch type very fast like this article suggests. Now I have RSI and I'm constantly looking for techniques to type slower. I haven't quite resorted to pecking with two fingers yet, but that is indeed on the list of options and where I'm headed if I can't find another solution. Typing hurts and it has ruined my health. All to get some code typed in just a fraction of a second faster. Now I think more before doing any type of action on the computer (typing is not the only culprit as you can imagine). I've tried using voice but because of my accent, it's not accurate enough. If I could go back to my teenage self, I would not bother to learn typing and I would try to practice more ergonomic computing and use more ergonomic tools. Unfortunately, ergonomic keyboards and pointing devices are typically extremely expensive and not at all widespread. Maybe if they were, I could agree a little with Jeff here, but even then ... ruining one's health is definitely not worth it. Perhaps Jeff and others like him should stop judging others based on a skill that's completely irrelevant to being a good developer. I've worked with developers who didn't type at all (they could use voice as they spoke native English).