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I guessed that this would be arguing something similar to the "tests should be very fast" argument. There, the point is that anything that causes you to context

I guessed that this would be arguing something similar to the "tests should be very fast" argument. There, the point is that anything that causes you to context shift is bad. The feedback loop of code/test/break/fix is everything. But I think after reading that the argument was more akin to webpage load times. Sure, a few extra seconds isn't measurably a lot, but there's a feeling of responsiveness that matters to our psyche, even if according to wall time it's not a big deal. This I find more plausible. I've seen code. I know how damn lazy we can be. People seem to be willing to spend hours of pain to avoid writing tiny helper structs, or writing helper methods, or giving functions/variables names with multiple words. Still, 80 wpm seems like a lot off hand. That's coming up on regular speaking speed. I wonder if I could test the difference on myself to see if it bothered me; maybe add something that slows my typing rate to 80?

codefined 3y ago
Most people typically speak in the 130 - 180 word per minute range, although this can vastly change based on context. Preprepared speeches, arguments and monologues generally have a higher pace than a usual conversation between two people.
tommychillfiger 3y ago
I'm a pretty fast typist (also guitarist - maybe related?), and I did a speed test with my coworkers for shits and giggles not long ago. I got 110wpm with 100% accuracy although it was a fairly simple prompt. Some semicolons, commas, and quotations, but nothing crazy. I would definitely say it feels like I am typing nearly (but not quite) as fast as most people speak. The benefit for me is honestly handicapped by the fact that most people can't type that fast so I don't save any time when actually communicating with others since I have to wait for their response either way. That being said, I don't think I would code anywhere near that fast. Maybe years later when I'm far better at it than I am now. I probably type around 60-70wpm if I'm writing some basic SQL where I know what I'm looking for, I would guess. When I was in college, it definitely was helpful being able to type quickly so that I could workshop ideas and phrase structures in papers more or less in real time. I honestly almost never wrote drafts, I'd just revise as I went along in that fashion.
sebastiennight 3y ago
I regularly use teleprompters and therefore know my speech rate and it's in the 200-220 wpm range. Someone speaking at 80 words per minute would sound drunk to me. Or like the super. dynamic. guy. in. the. Ai. Pin. demo.

codefined 3y ago

Most people typically speak in the 130 - 180 word per minute range, although this can vastly change based on context. Preprepared speeches, arguments and monologues generally have a higher pace than a usual conversation between two people.

tommychillfiger 3y ago

I'm a pretty fast typist (also guitarist - maybe related?), and I did a speed test with my coworkers for shits and giggles not long ago. I got 110wpm with 100% accuracy although it was a fairly simple prompt. Some semicolons, commas, and quotations, but nothing crazy. I would definitely say it feels like I am typing nearly (but not quite) as fast as most people speak. The benefit for me is honestly handicapped by the fact that most people can't type that fast so I don't save any time when actually communicating with others since I have to wait for their response either way. That being said, I don't think I would code anywhere near that fast. Maybe years later when I'm far better at it than I am now. I probably type around 60-70wpm if I'm writing some basic SQL where I know what I'm looking for, I would guess. When I was in college, it definitely was helpful being able to type quickly so that I could workshop ideas and phrase structures in papers more or less in real time. I honestly almost never wrote drafts, I'd just revise as I went along in that fashion.

sebastiennight 3y ago

I regularly use teleprompters and therefore know my speech rate and it's in the 200-220 wpm range. Someone speaking at 80 words per minute would sound drunk to me. Or like the super. dynamic. guy. in. the. Ai. Pin. demo.