On Thu, 2007-10-18 at 21:39 -0500, Gabriel Sechan wrote: > > Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:29:41 -0700 > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: kplug-list@kernel-panic.org > > Subject: Re: Typing Test> > > Paul G. Allen wrote: > >> I never learned to type properly. I type with two fingers on each hand > >> Is it too late to learn? > > > Why would you want to? It really isn't that much faster. Besides which, > some of us just can't- it hurts my wrists like hell. >
> > Do you spend all day typing? I spend at least 10 minutes thinking for every > minute typing, whether thats designing, debugging, or other. Trust me, > typing speed is not a limiting factor unless you're a secretary or a data > entry clerk. > At times I write a *lot* of technical documentation, so during those times I will spend all day typing. I also write a lot of e-mail. At other times I'm spending a lot of time writing code without many pauses. The way I code something is I spend a lot of time up front thinking it through and getting it figured out in my head (and sometimes parts of it are coded in my head). Then I'll sit down and code it, a module at a time, with modules varying in size. Since you mention your wrists hurting, maybe the way I type is better for my wrists, because then rarely ever hurt when I'm typing. It's only when I use a standard mouse for long periods that my right wrist will start to bug me (which is why I had the company buy me an Evoluent VerticalMouse 3). It could be that learning to type "the right way" would not allow me to type any faster. PGA -- Paul G. Allen BSIT/SE Owner/Sr. Engineer Random Logic Consulting www.randomlogic.com -- KPLUG-List@kernel-panic.org http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
