Re:Ask HN: Should touch typing be a required skill for softw...
by dragonwriter on Sunday September 08, 2024 @11:53PM
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Touch typing is not "being able to type faster", it is "being able to type without looking at the keyboard".
It is useful, because you can focus more on the code on the screen, and/or reference material, than you could if you needed to be looking at what your fingers are doing on the keyboard.
It is useful, because you can focus more on the code on the screen, and/or reference material, than you could if you needed to be looking at what your fingers are doing on the keyboard.