Show HN: I automated 1/2 of my typing

Re:Show HN: I automated 1/2 of my typing by jorvi on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @08:56PM (#37331190)

> E.g. expanding "t" to "the" seems like a no-brainer, just like "st" to "something". Is there a minimal set of, say, 200-500 of these that could simply be turned into a "standard keyboard" that everyone could learn?

Is it a "no-brainer"?

I would map "st" to "start".

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Re:Show HN: I automated 1/2 of my typing by chiefbucket on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @08:59PM (#37331217)

Something is quite a bit more common than start. Probably if you write any long form English, st == something is better.

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Re:Show HN: I automated 1/2 of my typing by jorvi on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @09:18PM (#37331323)

I would map "Something" to "sth" because that is way waaay more memorable and recognizable.

"Start" is something you use a lot more as a dev.

That's the true no-brainer. Memorable, good mapping.

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Re:Show HN: I automated 1/2 of my typing by fsckboy on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @10:10PM (#37331665)

looks like we have a choice, to see the Cardinals game, would you rather go to Something Louis or Start Louis? Or we could wait till they play the Twins and visit Start Paul at the same time.

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