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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: What about special characters {}[]:;>< etc.? Pin
Max Santos9-Apr-04 14:31
Max Santos9-Apr-04 14:31 
GeneralRe: What about special characters {}[]:;>< etc.? Pin
Ashley van Gerven10-Apr-04 14:51
Ashley van Gerven10-Apr-04 14:51 
GeneralRe: What about special characters {}[]:;&gt;&lt; etc.? Pin
Philippe Lhoste15-Apr-04 6:51
Philippe Lhoste15-Apr-04 6:51 
GeneralIt's not how fast you type Pin
Michael P Butler6-Apr-04 5:04
Michael P Butler6-Apr-04 5:04 
GeneralRe: It's not how fast you type Pin
Damir Valiulin6-Apr-04 6:48
Damir Valiulin6-Apr-04 6:48 
General&lt; 10 milisecond Pin
Aqualic8-Apr-04 22:05
Aqualic8-Apr-04 22:05 
GeneralRe: It's not how fast you type Pin
Michael Dunn10-Apr-04 19:31
sitebuilderMichael Dunn10-Apr-04 19:31 
GeneralRe: It's not how fast you type Pin
David Wulff11-Apr-04 0:19
David Wulff11-Apr-04 0:19 
Michael Dunn wrote:
That way you just hit the button, saving a precious few milliseconds over having to get your fingers in position for Alt+Tab.

Amateur!! You should have your left hand resting on the ALT+TAB buttons all the time when 'taking a break'. I always browse one handed anyway...

What would happen if you were forced to use a machine where your rodent didn't have thumb buttons? These are skills no programmer should be without.

Michael Dunn wrote:
You just have to make sure that the IDE is the next window in order after your (browser|RSS reader).

That has bitten me more times than I can remember. I usually get caught out if I have selected an IM window and then opened a browser over the top of it so I forget it's next in the list, then get caught in a frantic ALT+TAB frenzy trying to get rid of the half dozen windows that suddenly appeared over my IDE. Blush | :O




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GeneralRe: It's not how fast you type Pin
p daddy11-Apr-04 5:30
p daddy11-Apr-04 5:30 
GeneralDepends on the keyboard Pin
Michael P Butler6-Apr-04 5:01
Michael P Butler6-Apr-04 5:01 
GeneralRe: Depends on the keyboard Pin
Heath Stewart6-Apr-04 10:57
protectorHeath Stewart6-Apr-04 10:57 
GeneralRe: Depends on the keyboard Pin
6-Apr-04 17:34
suss6-Apr-04 17:34 
GeneralRe: Depends on the keyboard Pin
WillemM6-Apr-04 21:23
WillemM6-Apr-04 21:23 
GeneralRe: Depends on the keyboard Pin
John M. Drescher7-Apr-04 3:16
John M. Drescher7-Apr-04 3:16 
GeneralRe: Depends on the keyboard Pin
Aaron Eldreth7-Apr-04 9:10
Aaron Eldreth7-Apr-04 9:10 
GeneralRe: Depends on the keyboard Pin
Prakash Nadar7-Apr-04 18:03
Prakash Nadar7-Apr-04 18:03 
GeneralRe: Depends on the keyboard Pin
Anonymous8-Apr-04 11:22
Anonymous8-Apr-04 11:22 
GeneralTrain yourself Pin
Zenpt6-Apr-04 2:09
Zenpt6-Apr-04 2:09 
GeneralRe: Train yourself Pin
p daddy11-Apr-04 5:31
p daddy11-Apr-04 5:31 
GeneralWow, 532 words per minute! Pin
shiggity s5-Apr-04 22:14
shiggity s5-Apr-04 22:14 
GeneralRe: Wow, 532 words per minute! Pin
Emilio Garavaglia6-Apr-04 21:03
Emilio Garavaglia6-Apr-04 21:03 
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 

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