Poll: How many of you hunt and peck on the keyboard
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I can type about 65 words a minute with very few mistakes. This doesn't really mean anything while coding. However, my typing speed, over time, cuts down on my actual coding time. Are there any of you coders out there that don't know how to type? I knew this awesome programmer (was my first mentor) who couldn't type to save his life but he could hunt and peck pretty damn fast. :)
-- ** You don't hire a handyman to build a house, you hire a carpenter. ** Jack of all trades and master of none.
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I can type about 65 words a minute with very few mistakes. This doesn't really mean anything while coding. However, my typing speed, over time, cuts down on my actual coding time. Are there any of you coders out there that don't know how to type? I knew this awesome programmer (was my first mentor) who couldn't type to save his life but he could hunt and peck pretty damn fast. :)
-- ** You don't hire a handyman to build a house, you hire a carpenter. ** Jack of all trades and master of none.
Hunt and Peck. Is there another way?
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me
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I can type about 65 words a minute with very few mistakes. This doesn't really mean anything while coding. However, my typing speed, over time, cuts down on my actual coding time. Are there any of you coders out there that don't know how to type? I knew this awesome programmer (was my first mentor) who couldn't type to save his life but he could hunt and peck pretty damn fast. :)
-- ** You don't hire a handyman to build a house, you hire a carpenter. ** Jack of all trades and master of none.
No. What for as long as I have my hex keypad?
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I can type about 65 words a minute with very few mistakes. This doesn't really mean anything while coding. However, my typing speed, over time, cuts down on my actual coding time. Are there any of you coders out there that don't know how to type? I knew this awesome programmer (was my first mentor) who couldn't type to save his life but he could hunt and peck pretty damn fast. :)
-- ** You don't hire a handyman to build a house, you hire a carpenter. ** Jack of all trades and master of none.
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I can type about 65 words a minute with very few mistakes. This doesn't really mean anything while coding. However, my typing speed, over time, cuts down on my actual coding time. Are there any of you coders out there that don't know how to type? I knew this awesome programmer (was my first mentor) who couldn't type to save his life but he could hunt and peck pretty damn fast. :)
-- ** You don't hire a handyman to build a house, you hire a carpenter. ** Jack of all trades and master of none.
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Dalek Dave wrote:
still need to sneak a peek occasionally.
Same here. I don't know 10-key so when I'm entering a lot of numbers, I use the 10-key pad and I'm pretty fast but can't do it blind.
-- ** You don't hire a handyman to build a house, you hire a carpenter. ** Jack of all trades and master of none.
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Dalek Dave wrote:
still need to sneak a peek occasionally.
Same here. I don't know 10-key so when I'm entering a lot of numbers, I use the 10-key pad and I'm pretty fast but can't do it blind.
-- ** You don't hire a handyman to build a house, you hire a carpenter. ** Jack of all trades and master of none.
On the number pad I can bang in pages of numbers in seconds, never look and even know when I have mis-keyed. That is called Practice.
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I can type about 65 words a minute with very few mistakes. This doesn't really mean anything while coding. However, my typing speed, over time, cuts down on my actual coding time. Are there any of you coders out there that don't know how to type? I knew this awesome programmer (was my first mentor) who couldn't type to save his life but he could hunt and peck pretty damn fast. :)
-- ** You don't hire a handyman to build a house, you hire a carpenter. ** Jack of all trades and master of none.
It depends a lot on the keyboard: ATM I'm trying to survive using a Motorola XOOM. I never measured it, but almost 30 years on the front of a keyboard made me very fast.
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I can type about 65 words a minute with very few mistakes. This doesn't really mean anything while coding. However, my typing speed, over time, cuts down on my actual coding time. Are there any of you coders out there that don't know how to type? I knew this awesome programmer (was my first mentor) who couldn't type to save his life but he could hunt and peck pretty damn fast. :)
-- ** You don't hire a handyman to build a house, you hire a carpenter. ** Jack of all trades and master of none.
Last time I measured it, I clocked in at 104wpm... But that was years ago, so I dunno if I've gotten faster or slower since then... For coding, though, I've become VERY reliant on Intellisense, so I actually code incredibly slowly if I have to do it in a normal text editor. When I code, the only complete words I type are new class names... Everything else is tab-completed.
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I can type about 65 words a minute with very few mistakes. This doesn't really mean anything while coding. However, my typing speed, over time, cuts down on my actual coding time. Are there any of you coders out there that don't know how to type? I knew this awesome programmer (was my first mentor) who couldn't type to save his life but he could hunt and peck pretty damn fast. :)
-- ** You don't hire a handyman to build a house, you hire a carpenter. ** Jack of all trades and master of none.
It depends. Letters and commonly used characters, no. Less common characters (~, !, %, ^, & among others), yes.
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On the number pad I can bang in pages of numbers in seconds, never look and even know when I have mis-keyed. That is called Practice.
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]
Dalek Dave wrote:
never look and even know when I have mis-keyed.
Impressive.
-- ** You don't hire a handyman to build a house, you hire a carpenter. ** Jack of all trades and master of none.
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I can type about 65 words a minute with very few mistakes. This doesn't really mean anything while coding. However, my typing speed, over time, cuts down on my actual coding time. Are there any of you coders out there that don't know how to type? I knew this awesome programmer (was my first mentor) who couldn't type to save his life but he could hunt and peck pretty damn fast. :)
-- ** You don't hire a handyman to build a house, you hire a carpenter. ** Jack of all trades and master of none.
i cant type worth a **** :)
Dr D Evans "The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s" financialpost
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I can type about 65 words a minute with very few mistakes. This doesn't really mean anything while coding. However, my typing speed, over time, cuts down on my actual coding time. Are there any of you coders out there that don't know how to type? I knew this awesome programmer (was my first mentor) who couldn't type to save his life but he could hunt and peck pretty damn fast. :)
-- ** You don't hire a handyman to build a house, you hire a carpenter. ** Jack of all trades and master of none.
I've been hunting for a peck for many years and finally gave up.
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I can type about 65 words a minute with very few mistakes. This doesn't really mean anything while coding. However, my typing speed, over time, cuts down on my actual coding time. Are there any of you coders out there that don't know how to type? I knew this awesome programmer (was my first mentor) who couldn't type to save his life but he could hunt and peck pretty damn fast. :)
-- ** You don't hire a handyman to build a house, you hire a carpenter. ** Jack of all trades and master of none.
Once I am used to a keyboard, I don't need to look at the keys. Getting used to the keyboard takes a while though - even a slight movement (or reduction in key travel) will cause me real pain! My major problem is that I still type faster than my fingers can move, so I transpose letters a lot: Hence why I have problems spelling the word "the". I nearly always get the 'e' key pressed too early... :sigh: I'm not looking forward to it, but I need to get a new keyboard in a couple of months as this one is getting a bit worn.
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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i cant type worth a **** :)
Dr D Evans "The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s" financialpost
fat_boy wrote:
i cant type worth a ****
but can you play guitar well?
-- ** You don't hire a handyman to build a house, you hire a carpenter. ** Jack of all trades and master of none.
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I can type about 65 words a minute with very few mistakes. This doesn't really mean anything while coding. However, my typing speed, over time, cuts down on my actual coding time. Are there any of you coders out there that don't know how to type? I knew this awesome programmer (was my first mentor) who couldn't type to save his life but he could hunt and peck pretty damn fast. :)
-- ** You don't hire a handyman to build a house, you hire a carpenter. ** Jack of all trades and master of none.
Depends what I'm doing. I normally type properlyish; but if I only have on hand free I'll type stuff with just the other*. OTOH I'm not a particularly fast typist. I used to be 40-50WPM, but I can't write code or good documentation that fast and gradually let my typing speed fall to steady state instead of bursty. * my 2nd hand is on the mouse, get your mind out of the gutter.
3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18
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I can type about 65 words a minute with very few mistakes. This doesn't really mean anything while coding. However, my typing speed, over time, cuts down on my actual coding time. Are there any of you coders out there that don't know how to type? I knew this awesome programmer (was my first mentor) who couldn't type to save his life but he could hunt and peck pretty damn fast. :)
-- ** You don't hire a handyman to build a house, you hire a carpenter. ** Jack of all trades and master of none.
Only class in high school worth anything, Personal Typing. That was on an IBM Selectric[^], so that shows how long ago. I have seen two finger typist zip through typing a letter/report in no time. I have worked with programmers that were hunt and peck and they did okay.
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I can type about 65 words a minute with very few mistakes. This doesn't really mean anything while coding. However, my typing speed, over time, cuts down on my actual coding time. Are there any of you coders out there that don't know how to type? I knew this awesome programmer (was my first mentor) who couldn't type to save his life but he could hunt and peck pretty damn fast. :)
-- ** You don't hire a handyman to build a house, you hire a carpenter. ** Jack of all trades and master of none.
I used to enter the bootstrap codez at quite some speed for this little gem[^], using octal notation and tumble switches, not ASCII and a keyboard. :)
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I can type about 65 words a minute with very few mistakes. This doesn't really mean anything while coding. However, my typing speed, over time, cuts down on my actual coding time. Are there any of you coders out there that don't know how to type? I knew this awesome programmer (was my first mentor) who couldn't type to save his life but he could hunt and peck pretty damn fast. :)
-- ** You don't hire a handyman to build a house, you hire a carpenter. ** Jack of all trades and master of none.
Definitely the biblical method for me.
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fat_boy wrote:
i cant type worth a ****
but can you play guitar well?
-- ** You don't hire a handyman to build a house, you hire a carpenter. ** Jack of all trades and master of none.
I think typing and guitar are incompatible sometimes.
Dr D Evans "The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s" financialpost
