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I learned strictly on Mavis Beacon. It was all they used at my two private K-12 schools. However it clearly did something right, as I was typing ~120WPM by the
by drbawb 14y ago
I learned strictly on Mavis Beacon. It was all they used at my two private K-12 schools. However it clearly did something right, as I was typing ~120WPM by the end of grade 7.
I guess I hold an unpopular opinion, but I think typing is honestly my greatest asset. Not because you have to be a fast typist to program - but it honestly feels like theres less barrier between the computer and my thoughts.
If I could make one suggestion: focus on accuracy over speed. I took the opposite approach and it frustrated me to no end when I made mistakes because I'd instinctively backspace.
Touch typing and accuracy, in hindsight, are more important than raw throughput.