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Re:Programming's Dirtiest Little Secret by caustic on Thursday September 11, 2008 @09:47AM (#301378)
Guys, could you please take a look at the project I am working on: http://keybr.com I thought it could be a good touch typing trainer web application.
Re:Programming's Dirtiest Little Secret by Timothee on Thursday September 11, 2008 @04:51PM (#301753)
It's nicely done! I'm not sure that I like the fact that the text doesn't mean anything... I guess it's in purpose so that you have to look at the words and not type mechanically for words you know but at the same time, I spend a lot more time figuring out what is going on...
Re:Programming's Dirtiest Little Secret by cstejerean on Thursday September 11, 2008 @07:29PM (#301893)
The words are throwing me off. Not because I can't type them fast enough, but because I can't read them as fast as I type so I need to slow down and pay attention to the letters.
Re:Programming's Dirtiest Little Secret by fendale on Friday September 12, 2008 @09:18AM (#302370)
I just gave that app a try there - I like it.

I second (or third now!) that I don't like the meaningless words. Makes it much harder to type them I reckon, and some of the words seem to be real words, but with missing letters, so you find yourself typing the real word, which is wrong!!

Re:Programming's Dirtiest Little Secret by jjames on Thursday September 11, 2008 @03:07PM (#301651)
I learned to type "correctly" on keybr.com (with a little startup in gtypist). I probably owe you some money :) 50wpm and gaining.
Re:Programming's Dirtiest Little Secret by jrsims on Thursday September 11, 2008 @01:07PM (#301553)
Well done! Thank you!
Re:Programming's Dirtiest Little Secret by gills on Thursday September 11, 2008 @01:26PM (#301566)
That's a nice app.