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We Are Typists First, Programmers Second (2008)
- iandanforth 12y agoWhen I jumped into programming I had someone comment on how poor my typing skills were. It stung, but it also helped motivate me to just learn how to type properly. I used this website exclusively: http://www.typing-lessons.org/ http://www.typing-lessons.org/ I put together a spreadsheet and tracked my progress: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnwcMlwdzWZ3dG44NW1yRnJ6M0h1LUcyalgyR3N1bFE&usp=sharing&authkey=CNzi9OwH https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnwcMlwdzWZ3dG4... I started my forcing myself to do each lesson until I could do it perfectly in less than 60 seconds ~3 times in a row. Then I lowered the bar to 40 seconds, then 30. I did those lessons hundreds of times and broke a keyboard in frustration in the progress. But it worked. I type well and quickly now and enjoy programming much much more because of it!