I'm typing at about 60 to 80 WPM based on the typing tests online. (I can't type below 60wpm even if making a lot of mistakes, but if I get around without making any mistakes, then it gets to 80wpm, with bursts just above 80wpm.) But I think I can do better. I've noticed that I often use the left hand for right-hand letters like YU, as well as H. Are you really supposed to use right hand pointer finger for YU and H? Not left hand having a spillover? Would I get better speed by learning to use proper fingers for each letter, without doing a spillover? What's the best way to re-learn? Do you ever use wrong ones yet still achieve 100wpm+? Or does it interfere with the typing to not always use the correct fingers for each letter? Also, why is it claimed in Google that even programmers type (only) 40 to 70 WPM even though all the polls on Blind seem to indicate quite a lot of people type way faster than that? It would seem that half the people on Blind type above 70wpm if the polls are representative of the programmers at all. For example, below poll, at 69 votes, has 45% selecting one of the options at or above 80wpm: [Blind] How many Words Per Minute (WPM) do you type? (Tech Industry) https://us.teamblind.com/s/hmKsVcby #WPM #typing #TypingSpeed #tech
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coding at 100wpm and writing docs/chatting at 100wpm are two completely different things imo
It doesn't matter, it's not just about coding, either. I've noticed that basically I'm typing a lot with just a few fingers. It sounds like it may be possible to at least 2x my record if I'm doing 70wpm without any training, yet others like Tech Lead can do 170wpm. 140wpm should be doable. I'm doing about 81wpm on a good try right now.
Yeah, I can hit 120-140 wpm doing typing tests but it’s completely and no where near there while coding
I started typing at TypingClub.com, and I'm only able to do like 20wpm in the proper method, it's so frustrating! How did I go from 80wpm to 20wpm when using the correct technique? Is that normal?
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Yes you will be faster if you relearn to type. I did the same, initally 70wpm. Now 100wpm
How did you re-learn? I'm trying to figure out how bad I am at using the correct finger. It might be easier to setup a camera and record a typing session than paying attention to which finger I actually use for which letter.