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Things get really weird when you consider the effect of template / tab completion systems like yasnippet in emacs and numerous non-free alternatives. (template
by VLM 12y ago
Things get really weird when you consider the effect of template / tab completion systems like yasnippet in emacs and numerous non-free alternatives.
(template systems are an editor extension where you type "i" "f" "tab" and magically an entire if statement stanza instantly appears all perfectly formatted and ready for the details to be filled out.)
So if I type at 40 wpm, but 4 keystrokes of mine do more than 16 keystrokes from someone who doesn't use a template system, does that mean I'm effectively typing at 160 wpm? I guess so.
I also use an extension that magically aggressively indents so I don't indent, my editor takes care of it for me, so I guess I'm typing at infinite wpm when formatting code, compared to someone who hand indents.