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I can't really touch type. I have been a successful dev in finance (plus serial start-up founder) and retired early, and I am now doing a PhD. IMHO touch typi
by DamonHD 2y ago
I can't really touch type. I have been a successful dev in finance (plus serial start-up founder) and retired early, and I am now doing a PhD.
IMHO touch typing is clearly not essential.
One reason I can't is because I spent a fair amount of time doing sysadmin and user support for multinationals, using lots of different keyboards with US / UK / other layouts. I simply didn't have the luxury of a fixed layout to get fast against.
And sysadmin / dev success is simply not measured in WPM.
- amichail 2y agoBut for someone who uses the same kind of keyboard every day, I would say that touch typing is a more important life skill than driving.
- DamonHD 2y agoI also don't drive much either, though I can. I suspect that you have a very narrow view of what are the realities and priorities for all the people that develop software all over the world. That or you should maybe rein in the hyperbole.