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Re:Typing 118 WPM Broke My Brain in the Right Ways by pbw on Monday June 02, 2025 @04:49PM (#44162898)
This is cool but I feel like typing speed and vim skills are going to play less of a role in overall development speed as AI use increases. But certainly it won’t hurt to type fast, even if it’s mostly typing prompts.
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Re:Typing 118 WPM Broke My Brain in the Right Ways by absolute_unit22 on Tuesday June 03, 2025 @09:05AM (#44169598)
> typing speed and vim skills are going to play less of a role in overall development speed as AI use increases

I feel like it will always be relevant. Both typing fast and vim.

I always bet on vim / neovim.

Even as tools like Cursor and Windsurf grow, Neovim will always catch up and beat them. Developer attitude of “I can do it better” or “I can build that” will always compete with leading tech products. Tools like aider are already gaining large adoption

Always bet on vim

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