It may be true that thinking your code through takes a LOT longer than actually writing it. But: Beeing able to put a thought / idea (once it's there) to code v

It may be true that thinking your code through takes a LOT longer than actually writing it. But: Beeing able to put a thought / idea (once it's there) to code very fast is helpful. At least I can't hold an complex idea in my head forever. If someone is really good at 10 finger writing, he doesn't have to put thought / focus in the writing process itself. That frees him up for the thinking process. Writing documentation is important too, and here speed can be helpful, too. And 60wpm isn't that much. My impression is that some young people write that on their smartphone ;) (though definately you couldn't call that high accuracy)