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by rimantas 3476 days ago 

  > We have all the technology.
  > It's time to get to the next level.
Just because you can does not mean you should. Dictating code may be useful is you cannot use your hands, but that's about it. In all other cases there is no benefits of doing that.
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wangchow 3475 days ago
Well consider if you use both dictation and typing simultaneously. Vi and kakoune are ergonomic because it requires minimum changes to hand positions. But if you added voice dictation like "toggle tab 2" or "toggle terminal" or "go next brace" etc, all while STILL typing my guess is efficiency would go up physical fatigue would go down.
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mncharity 3475 days ago
Folks have created Dragon-based voiced-sound vocabulary for editor control. Voice strain is an issue, but you can load share with typing.

You can do Google voice recognition in browser/WebVR, but it's better at sentences than brief commands.

Another component, largely unexplored, is hand controller motion. The Vive's are highly sensitive in position and angle. Millimeterish. So imagine swype text (phone keyboard continuous sliding) with 6 DOF. Plus the touchpad (the buttons aren't something you'd want to use all the time). Keyboard+pad is mature tech. But wands-with-pads look potentially competitive, and (not yet available) hand-mounted finger tracking added to keyboard+pad might make for a smooth transition. Plus voice. The space of steep-learning-curve input UIs for professionals looks intriguing.

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