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In the 80s, when the mouse was just becoming common, there was a study comparing programming using a mouse vs. just a keyboard. Programmers thought they were fa
by kwertyoowiyop 10mo ago
In the 80s, when the mouse was just becoming common, there was a study comparing programming using a mouse vs. just a keyboard. Programmers thought they were faster using a keyboard, but they were actually faster using a mouse.
- logicprog 10mo agoThat's the Ask Tog "study"[1]. It wasn't programmers, just regular users. The problem is he just says it, and of course Apple at the time of the Macintosh's development would have a strong motivation to prove mousing superior to keyboarding to skeptical users. Additionally, the experience level of the users was never specified. [1]: https://www.asktog.com/TOI/toi06KeyboardVMouse1.html https://www.asktog.com/TOI/toi06KeyboardVMouse1.html
- harvey9 10mo agoThis suprises me because at the time user interfaces were optimised for keyboard - the only input device most people had. Also screen resolutions were lower so there were fewer things you could click on anyway.