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by bemmu 501 days ago
For things you write a lot, learning how to quickly autocomplete them can pay off.

I don't autocomplete everything, as picking things from a list is if not slower then at least more annoying than just typing that thing, but for common things it's helpful. For instance I type "game.ReplicatedStorage" all the time, so taking a few moments to learn that "game.reso<tab>" is the same has saved time.

What upped my motivation to learned some shortcuts was switching from one keyboard layout to another (qwerty->colemak) and having 20-30 WPM for a week. Typing everything was so painful that I could doubly appreciate it.

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Maybe you should brush up on your typing proficiency.