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Do pianists think about where the keyboard is? the notes? they really just know from repetition. The same happens with text editors if you commit yourself to t
by stjohnswarts 4y ago
Do pianists think about where the keyboard is? the notes? they really just know from repetition. The same happens with text editors if you commit yourself to them like emacs or vim
- systemvoltage 4y agoYes that happens, but I am not arguing about whether we get faster from repetition. I am saying that after a sustained practice and repetition, there exists a hard limit. Pianists cannot play at 100000 keys/minute. I spend solid 6 hours a day on vim. Almost every day. I don't look at the keyboard or what I am typing. I don't even think about what I am typing. However, searching for 2 letters is a constant time operation and cannot be optimized away with repetition. You still need to go search for a word that starts with "ha" if you're trying to moving to a word "hackernews". THAT takes time and mental compute. This is very different from not looking at keyboard keys or your argument about a pianist. Whatever that search time is exceeds the ease of using a mouse (for me). Trust me, it is not about practice.