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How fast is "insanely fast", and is that your speed when testing your speed, or your speed when actually writing (code, emails, HN comments, etc.)? Personally
by corin_ 13y ago
How fast is "insanely fast", and is that your speed when testing your speed, or your speed when actually writing (code, emails, HN comments, etc.)?
Personally I hit ~105 when doing a speed test (no idea where this falls on the "reasonably quick" to "insanely fast" scale), but would never hit this when I have to think about what I'm writing, as opposed to just ignorantly copying text put in front of me.
- jacquesm 13y agoI go much faster when I'm typing what I'm thinking than when copying text, especially if it is a text that I have no clue about or in a language that is not native or near native to me. Given a typing test in French, German or Spanish I would probably fail miserably. But typing rarely involves copying text and rarely involves writing in languages that you don't know.
- corin_ 13y agoWhile technically true that typing what I think is quickest, I very rarely find myself with more than a few words to write without needing to think about what I'm writing, which slows me down. This may be in the form of an actual break to decide what to write next, or may just be pausing to decide on best wording, etc. Is this different for you? When was the last time you managed to write more than a sentence or too without your brain slowing your hands down? (Speed tests on the other hand - I can read them as fast as my fingers can move, so as long as I understand what I'm reading I can do that pretty much as quick as my typing ability lets me.)
- jacquesm 13y agoI don't think while I type. By the time I start typing I know what I want to write. When writing long blog posts I go through a couple of revisions, but that's not so much typing as it is editing which is much slower.