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		dfinninger on April 20, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Typing.io: Typing Practice for Programmers If you need to type that fast, get an IDE to autogenerate the boilerplate so that you can get to the more interesting bits. I’ve worked with people who chicken peck, etc and is just not an issue. Clarity of thought is much more valuable.

ergocoder on April 20, 2022 [–]

It is the same with being smart but run really slow.

No amount of boilerplate can help you.

At the end of the day, you need to type fast enough above a certain threshold to be a programmer.

For example, I would say if you type <10 wpm, you cannot be a good programmer.

There is definitely a number that makes sense.

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