Can anybody actually produce working code at the same pace as they touch type?
Typing hardly registers as a factor when it comes to how long it takes for me to code anything, at least.
Typing hardly registers as a factor when it comes to how long it takes for me to code anything, at least.
I can. Actually, when I learned touch typing I realized how much was I slowed down by typing before.
You might argue that I need to think for a time before I start typing. That's right. But:
1) Once I start, it flows and it's like I'm reviewing the code as I type, correcting and expanding.
2) Writing fast somehow makes me think faster for the next "pre-typing" thinking cycle.
If I'm solving a hard problem (i.e. architecting a system or coming up with an algorithm) then 99% of my time is spent thinking rather than typing.