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Re:Typr – TUI typing test with a word selection algorithm in... by ubercow13 on Thursday June 26, 2025 @06:27PM (#44392103)
I like this one https://typeonline.uk/speed-test/word
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Re:Typr – TUI typing test with a word selection algorithm in... by alabhyajindal on Thursday June 26, 2025 @07:37PM (#44392507)
I love this! Reminded me of TypeLit.io [1]. I would love something similar for programming: typing out snippets of code, that make sense, to improve typing speed involving special characters and symbols. Maybe selecting code snippets from popular open-source projects and presenting them to the user is a good start!

1. https://www.typelit.io/

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Re:Typr – TUI typing test with a word selection algorithm in... by tough on Thursday June 26, 2025 @07:48PM (#44392584)
I'm pretty sure this existed (typing out code) can't remember the name now
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Re:Typr – TUI typing test with a word selection algorithm in... by alabhyajindal on Thursday June 26, 2025 @08:24PM (#44392758)
https://typing.io ? I like it but feels outdated, and has many little QOL issues.
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Re:Typr – TUI typing test with a word selection algorithm in... by tough on Thursday June 26, 2025 @09:35PM (#44393075)
yep was this one ty, would be cool as TUI
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Re:Typr – TUI typing test with a word selection algorithm in... by mylesp on Thursday June 26, 2025 @09:05PM (#44392954)
monkeytype.com has this option, along with many many more.
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Re:Typr – TUI typing test with a word selection algorithm in... by alabhyajindal on Friday June 27, 2025 @04:24AM (#44394899)
Yes but the issue is those code snippets are generated artificially and are not coherent. Same issue as artificially generated prose.
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Re:Typr – TUI typing test with a word selection algorithm in... by absolute_unit22 on Thursday June 26, 2025 @08:43PM (#44392869)
Thank you! :)

Yes!! I have this on my todo list (along with many other features I've always wanted) actually!

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