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Are you left handed or right handed?

Survey period: 14 Mar 2016 to 21 Mar 2016

A not very scientific investigation into whether we as developers fit general population averages.

OptionVotes% 
Right handed1,13067.42
Left handed22013.13
Ambidextrous764.53
Depends on what I'm doing25014.92



 
GeneralWhy are you smiling? Pin
Nueman20-Mar-16 18:00
Nueman20-Mar-16 18:00 
GeneralI was ambidextrous... Pin
Brisingr Aerowing17-Mar-16 18:50
professionalBrisingr Aerowing17-Mar-16 18:50 
GeneralRe: I was ambidextrous... Pin
KarstenK19-Mar-16 8:48
mveKarstenK19-Mar-16 8:48 
GeneralI think the word is cack-handed Pin
Nagy Vilmos16-Mar-16 23:46
professionalNagy Vilmos16-Mar-16 23:46 
GeneralDepends... Pin
I Record16-Mar-16 5:20
I Record16-Mar-16 5:20 
I now have two mice at work, a trackball for my left and a mouse for my right, I'm trying to use the trackball most of the time to stop the heel of my right hand hurting. I use a laptop touchpad with my left and always have.

I type better with both hands, obviously, but each hand can go it alone if it needs to, there are more words that can be typed with the left.

I write with my left, but use a hammer, kettle, darts, and bowling ball with my right. If I bowl with my left, my left knee doesn't understand and gets in the way.
You don't have to be mad to live here [UK], but it helps.


modified 16-Mar-16 11:26am.

GeneralDepends Pin
Daniel Pfeffer15-Mar-16 22:12
professionalDaniel Pfeffer15-Mar-16 22:12 
GeneralRe: Depends Pin
Member 371720416-Mar-16 9:29
Member 371720416-Mar-16 9:29 
GeneralRe: Depends Pin
Colin Mullikin16-Mar-16 9:41
professionalColin Mullikin16-Mar-16 9:41 
GeneralMouse operation - left hand Pin
Amarnath S15-Mar-16 21:40
professionalAmarnath S15-Mar-16 21:40 
GeneralI code left-handed... Pin
Jim Meadors15-Mar-16 18:51
Jim Meadors15-Mar-16 18:51 
General87–92% of the world population is right-handed [Source-Wiki] Pin
koolprasad200315-Mar-16 4:13
professionalkoolprasad200315-Mar-16 4:13 
GeneralRe: 87–92% of the world population is right-handed [Source-Wiki] Pin
aaryan4216-Mar-16 17:22
aaryan4216-Mar-16 17:22 
GeneralDepends...Both... Pin
Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter15-Mar-16 3:34
professionalKornfeld Eliyahu Peter15-Mar-16 3:34 
GeneralSo people 'do' code with right hand! Pin
Nafees Hassan15-Mar-16 3:11
Nafees Hassan15-Mar-16 3:11 
GeneralRe: So people 'do' code with right hand! Pin
PIEBALDconsult15-Mar-16 17:59
mvePIEBALDconsult15-Mar-16 17:59 
AnswerI'm Right Handed But Pin
xiecsuk15-Mar-16 1:19
xiecsuk15-Mar-16 1:19 
GeneralRe: I'm Right Handed But Pin
Rajeev Jayaram15-Mar-16 4:03
Rajeev Jayaram15-Mar-16 4:03 
GeneralRe: I'm Right Handed But Pin
xiecsuk15-Mar-16 4:38
xiecsuk15-Mar-16 4:38 
GeneralRe: I'm Right Handed But Pin
bradut15-Mar-16 5:50
professionalbradut15-Mar-16 5:50 
GeneralRe: I'm Right Handed But Pin
Jason Hutchinson15-Mar-16 5:36
professionalJason Hutchinson15-Mar-16 5:36 
GeneralRe: I'm Right Handed But Pin
MarkTJohnson15-Mar-16 5:47
professionalMarkTJohnson15-Mar-16 5:47 
GeneralRe: I'm Right Handed But Pin
xiecsuk15-Mar-16 5:53
xiecsuk15-Mar-16 5:53 
GeneralRe: I'm Right Handed But Pin
rx7man15-Mar-16 17:17
rx7man15-Mar-16 17:17 
GeneralRe: I'm Right Handed But Pin
xiecsuk15-Mar-16 22:35
xiecsuk15-Mar-16 22:35 
GeneralRe: I'm Right Handed But Pin
rx7man16-Mar-16 5:59
rx7man16-Mar-16 5:59 

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