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I sorta disagree, however fast you can type, the computer can manipulate text faster. Our brains are huge slow things. We should employ them at what they are go

• malfist 1y ago
  Saving five minutes by typing faster is less valuable than spending five minutes thinking. Typing speed is not a limiting factor for writing good software. And I say that as someone who can type faster than most of my peers
  • yokljo 1y ago
    People typing faster can make a huge difference at work: I get asked for help a lot, and when I ask someone to do something on their computer and they do it painfully slowly, that can represent a lot more time that I spend helping them rather than thinking about my own tasks. I thought this perspective was missing from the discussion, so now I've added it.
  • scripturial 1y ago
    You could save five minutes by typing faster _and_ also spend five minutes thinking. You are not considering all of the indirect effects. I.E. Someone who types twice as fast is more likely to be comfortable to throw in that extra line of docs/comments that explains that whacky line of code. Someone who has taken the time to improve the speed of the thing they are supposed to do for most of the working day, is a little more likely to be someone who cares about their job.