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"my fingers into less efficient movements" - don't lie to yourself. I could type fast from games, but standard touch typing saves my index finger joints and let

"my fingers into less efficient movements" - don't lie to yourself. I could type fast from games, but standard touch typing saves my index finger joints and lets me type in meetings without being distracted at all. I also finally understand why the notches on f and j exist and can pick up most keyboards and just type. I still want to take classes sometime so space and special characters don't slow me down. Key to touch typing is always keeping fingers and hands at neutral position, which is still hard for me to do when typing something long.

Galanwe 4y ago
> "my fingers into less efficient movements" - don't lie to yourself. I used to type at 120+ wpm using my self taught typing experience. I purchased a new keyboard recently with ortholinear layout and figured it would be a good time to learn proper touch typing. I'm at 70-80 wpm and cannot see how to improve unless I _free_ myself from pure touch typing. There are just limitations to how a single hand can move when multiple keys have to be hit on the same side or even the same finger.
- throw1234651234 4y ago
  Could you give me some concrete examples? Genuinely not arguing for sake of argument. I can still "burst" half a sentence quicker using "no form", but for sustained fast typing, I find touch typing to be the best. If you want to get to 120wpm, the few key (hue) points to focus on are training yourself to hit the space with the correct thumb, to use both shift keys, to turn caps lock on when you are typing a long const, and then obviously to memorize all the number keys and their symbol equivalent. And, of course, consistency. I find this to be a really good test for programmers: http://wpm-test.com/programming-typing-test/ http://wpm-test.com/programming-typing-test/ Most people will double their speed with plain text as compared to above.

Galanwe 4y ago

> "my fingers into less efficient movements" - don't lie to yourself. I used to type at 120+ wpm using my self taught typing experience. I purchased a new keyboard recently with ortholinear layout and figured it would be a good time to learn proper touch typing. I'm at 70-80 wpm and cannot see how to improve unless I _free_ myself from pure touch typing. There are just limitations to how a single hand can move when multiple keys have to be hit on the same side or even the same finger.

throw1234651234 4y ago
Could you give me some concrete examples? Genuinely not arguing for sake of argument. I can still "burst" half a sentence quicker using "no form", but for sustained fast typing, I find touch typing to be the best. If you want to get to 120wpm, the few key (hue) points to focus on are training yourself to hit the space with the correct thumb, to use both shift keys, to turn caps lock on when you are typing a long const, and then obviously to memorize all the number keys and their symbol equivalent. And, of course, consistency. I find this to be a really good test for programmers: http://wpm-test.com/programming-typing-test/ http://wpm-test.com/programming-typing-test/ Most people will double their speed with plain text as compared to above.