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Despite tech-savvy reputation, Gen Z falls behind in keyboard typing skills (www.techspot.com)

submitted 2 months ago by neme@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I prefer to argue on the internet via my phone, which I can type pretty fast on thanks to the swipe to type.

and yeah programming simply doesn't require fast typing, I tend to diagram everything out on my whiteboard before even opening my ide. I just have to write tons and tons of code since I'm in a few low level programming classes

[–] trk@aussie.zone 5 points 2 months ago

I prefer to argue on the internet via my phone, which I can type pretty fast on thanks to the swipe to type

I'm the opposite... I rarely reply when I'm on my phone because swiping and tapping away at the touchscreen keyboard is so slow and inaccurate. I spend more time correcting swypos than I do writing I think.

Meanwhile on the desktop I can punch out a shining example of wit (or at least a spoonerism of that) at 100+ wpm at 100% accuracy.

Sent from my phone, slowly.

[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I diagram everything out in my brain and it evolves continuously while I'm writing code

Sometimes I feel it's a miracle I get anything done at all but then usually the end result is better than what I'd originally envisioned so it kinda balances out.

[–] AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

I used to do that but the more I get into os programming the more I've found myself scrapping entire 1000+ line files and rewriting the entire thing 🙃

and I think "it's a miracle I get anything done" is a very common thought in most programmers heads lol

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

and yeah programming simply doesn't require fast typing

Funny enough making MC plugins and mods while moderating my own server was what got me to over 100 WPM

Because without meds my brain fires so fast that if I DIDNT type at 115 I'd have forgotten where my for loop was going before ive even finished the conditions it triggers under

My code is slooooooopppyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy thanks to that, but it's also not for anyone else's eyes ever so im good

[–] Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The someone else's eyes are your eyes a few months down the line when you have to fix something

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

Bold of you to assume I don't just let those errors in the log pile up

If I don't look at the log then they don't exist!