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How good is your typing ability?   [Edit]

Survey period: 5 Apr 2004 to 11 Apr 2004

We spend most of our days on a keyboard, but how well can we actually type? (A typing test is here)

OptionVotes% 
I hunt-and-peck using a couple of fingers. A slow typer1057.52
10 - 30 words per minute17512.53
31 - 40 words per minute26919.26
41 - 50 words per minute26919.26
51 - 60 words per minute20714.82
61 - 70 words per minute1369.74
more than 70 words per minute23616.89



 
GeneralRe: Wow, 532 words per minute! Pin
shiggity s7-Apr-04 21:43
shiggity s7-Apr-04 21:43 
GeneralQuite a broad range of results Pin
Colin Angus Mackay5-Apr-04 11:18
Colin Angus Mackay5-Apr-04 11:18 
GeneralAnyone use the Dvorak layout? Pin
Josh Hidley5-Apr-04 10:40
Josh Hidley5-Apr-04 10:40 
GeneralRe: Anyone use the Dvorak layout? Pin
John Yung6-Apr-04 3:33
John Yung6-Apr-04 3:33 
GeneralRe: Anyone use the Dvorak layout? Pin
Josh Hidley6-Apr-04 7:41
Josh Hidley6-Apr-04 7:41 
GeneralRe: Anyone use the Dvorak layout? Pin
rightgit6-Apr-04 5:04
rightgit6-Apr-04 5:04 
GeneralRe: Anyone use the Dvorak layout? Pin
Michael Dunn10-Apr-04 19:40
sitebuilderMichael Dunn10-Apr-04 19:40 
GeneralWe only need to type... Pin
patnsnaudy5-Apr-04 10:12
patnsnaudy5-Apr-04 10:12 
something like 10 to 20 lines of code a day if you average SLOC over a projects life. I couldn't find the article that supports this, but I remember hearing it somewhere.
GeneralRe: We only need to type... Pin
bryce6-Apr-04 15:29
bryce6-Apr-04 15:29 
GeneralRe: We only need to type... Pin
John M. Drescher7-Apr-04 3:17
John M. Drescher7-Apr-04 3:17 
GeneralCopying Text Pin
kaschimer5-Apr-04 9:04
kaschimer5-Apr-04 9:04 
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Shog95-Apr-04 9:13
sitebuilderShog95-Apr-04 9:13 
GeneralRe: wgo0ie9hjgoaksjdn';lvm,nszvow'489tyjh;'glakvn'hAZGWEKnjf8239tjg;sl[dkgnja;'wlskdgjvn;'?KG&quot;JSRIgj;azowei4gb'psdkvnaj;slekgnf'sldgkvnz;]sldkvn;sz/legnj;sldkgnv?S&gt;&lt;dnmzg/gklsdnbg/zslkengv;lsietfgh0wae4hi[g;azweklgjaSIdgj;sldkghjz'wpgweojg Pin
HAHAHA_NEXT6-Apr-04 10:49
HAHAHA_NEXT6-Apr-04 10:49 
Generallike this Pin
peterchen5-Apr-04 6:11
peterchen5-Apr-04 6:11 
GeneralHunt and peck idiosyncracies Pin
Gary Wheeler5-Apr-04 4:33
Gary Wheeler5-Apr-04 4:33 
General28 Wpm :-D Pin
vprashu5-Apr-04 4:16
vprashu5-Apr-04 4:16 
GeneralWoohoo, 97 words per minute Pin
Navin5-Apr-04 2:53
Navin5-Apr-04 2:53 
GeneralRe: Woohoo, 97 words per minute Pin
Kippesoep6-Apr-04 10:54
Kippesoep6-Apr-04 10:54 
GeneralRe: Woohoo, 97 words per minute Pin
Navin7-Apr-04 2:34
Navin7-Apr-04 2:34 
GeneralRe: Woohoo, 97 words per minute Pin
Kippesoep7-Apr-04 5:23
Kippesoep7-Apr-04 5:23 
GeneralIs speed matter ? Pin
Manish K. Agarwal5-Apr-04 0:55
Manish K. Agarwal5-Apr-04 0:55 
GeneralRe: Is speed matter ? Pin
Sarvesvara (BVKS) Dasa5-Apr-04 1:02
Sarvesvara (BVKS) Dasa5-Apr-04 1:02 
GeneralRe: Is speed matter ? Pin
Navin5-Apr-04 3:17
Navin5-Apr-04 3:17 
GeneralRe: Is speed matter ? Pin
Gary Wheeler5-Apr-04 4:27
Gary Wheeler5-Apr-04 4:27 
General38 WPM @ 94% Pin
Roger Wright5-Apr-04 5:16
professionalRoger Wright5-Apr-04 5:16 

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