I (finally) learned to touch type after picking up a Microsoft ergonomic keyboard a couple years back. Really forced me into touch typing since there was a clea

I (finally) learned to touch type after picking up a Microsoft ergonomic keyboard a couple years back. Really forced me into touch typing since there was a clear division between each hand. Prior to that, I could type at a very decent speed and pseudo touch typed: I would put my fingers on home row but quickly I would lose that discipline and look at my hands as I typed and use the wrong fingers for various keys. I'm guessing that most people who are using VIM (or just programming on a daily basis) are close enough to count even if it isn't proper touch typing like I had in the past That being said, I'm SOO much faster than I used to be and would encourage people to grab an ergonomic keyboard. Better for your body and it forces you to type properly :D