[maxore44]

I am a cursorless user myself. Using dictation software for programming is actually relatively fast when you get used to it, but editing code (which is how most of us spend the majority of our time) can be pretty slow. Cursorless was a huge productivity booster for me. It got me to switch from Emacs to VS Code which is saying something.

[alexhwoods]

Same. Have to disagree though. I've been reintroducing a keyboard here and there, and whenever I have to do something in the VSCode editor, I get frustrated with the speed and end up going back to Cursorless.

I think it's a lot faster than keyboard / mouse, mostly because of how little moving of the cursor you have to do.

Could be I was slow to begin with, not super efficient with vim or emacs.

Also, "editing" is the fastest part for me, due to "bring" and "change". So little movement.

[jbellis]

What distinction are you trying to make between "programming" (fast) and "editing code" (slow) ?

[pokeyrule]

I think the distinction is "programming" refers to just dictating some code from scratch. "editing code" refers to changing code that is already written.

For the former ("programming"), there are many commands that can be used to rapidly output code. For example, a user can say "funky hello world" to get something like

function helloWorld() {

}

But if you're trying to edit code that already exists, it can be a challenge to do so without a mouse and keyboard, in part because you need to do a lot of navigation.

I personally believe Cursorless solves that problem better than a keyboard and mouse, but I have to imagine I'm a bit biased on that point :)

[maxore44]

Yes, exactly right. The vast majority of programming is editing code, and cursorless allows you to A) Navigate code quickly and B) do things using less navigation than you could with Keyboard/Mouse.