That is WHAT to play, not how to play... also I actually thought more of improv players, but that wasn't stated :)
I think, my fingers type...
I spend 0% brain cycles on typing (it is pure muscle memory), which why picking from a list (or checking that autocomplete choose the correct) is more brain work...
but, it's definitely not "more brain work", just like stenography does not take "more brain work" to write - when you're used to it you don't need to look at the autocomplete output either, it's just a very shorthand way to get things from your brain to your computer.
For me, checking whether auto-complete choose the correct is more work that typing the correct thing, as my fingers type on their own - almost without supervision...
I have written code for 30ish years (professionally for 25 years) and I have honed (and still hone) my environment for maximally "transparency" so that my though is not hampered by tools..
If that is not true for you, then use your IDE and be happy about it... Nothing wrong with that, at all...
EDIT: also fun, that you highligt stenography that is the definition of learning-curve/musclememory ... :)
but, that's the thing, I don't even remember the last time my autocomplete didn't complete the right thing. So yes, I entirely trust the algorithm, it has already saved me so muchtime.
> where a lot of "auto" programmers are merely constantly picking of a list, which I think breaks their thinking flow...
For me, typing when the computer can type faster than me breaks the flow. Though your auto complete is very bad if it needs you to pick things from a list - 99% of the time it's just "type a couple of first letters, <ctrl-space>, repeat for the next token."
> Consider a piano player that needs to look up the right keys before every stoke..
Most professional classical musicians play with sheet music, no ?