Typing speed equates to being a good programmer.The results were that I type at about 40-45 words per minute with a minimum amount of errors, so what does this mean? Well, using Jeff’s premise the following is true I’ve just taken a few typing tests on the internet to see how fast I type. ![]() 4īut, honestly is this really relevant? …er, No! A simple test Using the Dvorak Simplified Keyboard, she has maintained 150 words per minute (wpm) for 50 minutes. ![]() Somehow, I doubt his claims because if this was the case he would be one of the fastest typists in the world.Īs of 2005, writer Barbara Blackburn was the fastest English language typist in the world, according to The Guinness Book of World Records. I can type 150wpm+ on a keyboard] – Jeff Atwood 3 If you look a little further down the page in the comments section of the 2010 entry he states And in order to solve such problems there has to be a certain amount of thought expended on the problem in hand. The whole reason we write code is to solve a problem in software. Personally, I think he’s missing the bigger issue. When was the last time you saw a hunt-and-peck pianist? – Jeff Atwood 2 I can’t take slow typists seriously as programmers. It’s very difficult for me to take another programmer seriously when I see them using the hunt and peck typing techniques. We are typists first, and programmers second. In fact he has espoused sheer disdain over the years for all programmers if they were anything less than certified touch-typists. Posted on 9th July 2013 by Gary WilloughbyĪ few months ago Jeff Atwood blogged again about the need for programmers to be good typists. Does typing speed matter for programmers?
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