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Raw typing speed is not a blocker to being a good programmer. However, I've generally found that if someone types fast (and uses shortcuts especially in his edi
by noufalibrahim 2y ago
Raw typing speed is not a blocker to being a good programmer. However, I've generally found that if someone types fast (and uses shortcuts especially in his editor), it usually a sign that he's done a lot of it and that has proven to be a decent proxy for coding experience. This is specifically for junior developers.
- nunez 2y agoThis is why typing tests were popular during SWE interviews back in the day.
- noufalibrahim 2y agoWhy were they discounted?
- worksonmymach 2y agoWhen was that common?
- nunez 2y ago2000s. The last time I got hit with this was in 2019, I believe.
- worksonmymach 2y agoWow. Never done one (working as dev since 1995) I would probably fail if I did. Probably avg 40 wpm with touchtyping.