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If it is my usual desktop keyboard then I'm pretty fast (although the backspace key still gets used a lot).
However, put me infront of a strangers keyboard or even on my laptop keyboard and my speed slows down and the mistakes increase.
That's the problem with not looking at the keys when you type.
Michael
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Same problem here. I use a natural keyboard at home and at the office and have a lot of trouble on other types. Of course, the knarled fingers don't help! 
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Same here. The thing that most affects my typing speed, I've found, is how easy the keys are to press. I hate keyboards where you have to push hard on the keys when typing.
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My keyboard is half-broken. The right shift key doesn't work properly anymore 
It dramatically slows my typing !
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I agree. And if it is one of those darn natural keyboards I am down to hunting an pecking. Another thing that slows me to a crawl is if some of the keys are in non standard places.
John
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This is soo true. I type quickly, and the Backspace is used very frequently.
However, on my friends computer, his backspace is in the wrong place, and I can't type anything on his keyboard.
Aaron Eldreth
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yeah true, i get pretty much screwed up when i am typing on a laptop keyboard.
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I used to be able to type very fast on my old ThinkPad... but the new one has a poor quality keyboard. I still got over 75wpm on it, though.
Personally, I love the classic old IBM clicky keyboard. Not to mention those things are built to last a thousand years. And for some odd reason people give them away, so you can find them in thrift shops for $1.99 quite easily!
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Passed from 2finger "pecker" to 32wpm quickly (my actual avg speed)thanks to the soft on the link.
I expect to reach 40wpm, at least... then i'll be happy
Why more then that?
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>Why more than that? (40 WPM)
I type at 60-70 WPM, and it shaves vital minutes off my day!
Paul
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Just kidding. 
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Wow! How many "bugs" do you code while typing so fater ?
isn't it better to type slower and reflect?
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Actually the main problem I have is burning through so many keyboards.
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I would have expected there to be less people at the lower end though. Perhaps the test was flawed in that there were insufficient semi-colons and no brackets whatsoever.
"You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want." --Zig Ziglar
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I (re)taught myself to type using the Dvorak keybord[^] loyout a few years ago. It was excruciating when I was learning it, but I'm glad I did. It seems a lot easier on my hands/wrists.
Anyone else as dumb as me?
[edit] by the way, I'm about 50 wpm 96% [/edit]
Josh
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You are not alone, I also uses the Dvorak keyboard layout. My speed is about the same as yours.
One of the major drawbacks about typing with Dvorak is shortcuts no longer works (but a mouse with many buttons helps)
JY
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That was the big drawback for me too. Any keys that you hit without your fingers on the home row are hard to get at unless you paint on the Dvorak letters or something. I ended up just memorizing Ctl+"I", Ctl+"B", Ctl+">" etc. 
Josh
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I've been using Dvorak for almost 4 years. The first few weeks were slow, but I found it easy enough to learn. I too think that it's easier on the hands and wrists. And I can crank out ~50 wpm no problem.
I also like the extra 'security' it brings, as it's virtually impossible for someone to jump on my machine and start typing away (unless they know the keyboard shortcut to change to QWERTY)
I highly recommend anyone who plans on programming long term to give it a try, given that your fingers only move a third of the distance as opposed to QWERTY. If you are going to be typing all your life, that's a lot less wear and tear on your body.
Or stick with the layout designed to make you type slower and pay the price...
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rightgit wrote:
given that your fingers only move a third of the distance as opposed to QWERTY
Maybe if you code only in VB and therefore don't need any punctuation other than . and ,
In C you hit Shift a lot (CapitalizingWordsInVariableNames) and use non-alphabetic symbols all the time, none of which (aside from semicolon) are on home keys in either layout. In fact, in Dvorak, semicolon isn't on a home key, so you'll be reaching more (although after a few months you'll have a really well-developed left pinky)
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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.
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yeah thats "of code"
and the reason why is that its supposed to be "fully documented"
*chortle*
Bryce
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That is probably true on average. Sometimes I type 1000 lines in a day sometimes I add only one line but on average it is pretty close to that number.
John
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When copying text like that, I am actually ridiculously slower than if I have a thought and go with it (i.e., not copying someone else's thoughts). I would guess that at full speed, not impeded by my eyes and brain, I can type about twice as fast as I did copying (about 50 WPM).
"Those that say a task is impossible shouldn't interrupt the ones who are doing it." - Chinese Proverb
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RabidKangaroo wrote:
I would guess that at full speed, not impeded by my eyes and brain, I can type about twice as fast as I did copying
Bah, slacker! With *my* eyes and brain otherwise unused, i can type vast fields of raw characters in the space of one minute! 
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