For me being able to see as much on a page as possible really aids me. For you to get a piece of code into your mind it seems like you’d have to have really sharp memory to store the relevant items in working memory as the screen reader recites the code one word/token at a time. Am I missing something or do you simply overcome this with badass memory skills?
And yes, the screen reader went super fast. I had trouble following it but I think that's mostly because I wasn't expecting what it was doing, whereas he was controlling the cursor so he knew more or less what he was hearing.
If you lose a finger, the brain remaps and makes your remaining fingers more sensitive. Blind people are known to be better at echolocation, which is part of what the tapping of their cane provides.
I think it's fair to say that most blind Windows users still use a third-party Windows screen reader. But at least they can use Narrator to get through the setup process and install their preferred screen reader.
I’d be curious if certain syntaxes are easier than others.