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Show HN: A typing trainer that uses real code snippets
(type.a2n.dev)
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4 points
by a2nb
73 days ago
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I recently got a Lily58 split keyboard (from mechboards, if you need that information ;) ) and wanted to improve my typing speed and "proprioception". Most typing tools (like Monkeytype) use random text / text, which didn’t feel very useful for programming. So I built this to practice typing on real code instead. You can train on code-like content and focus on patterns you actually use while coding. Each code snippet come from real, know repo :) or one you add ! Would love feedback — especially from people who use split/ergonomic keyboards. |
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https://www.speedcoder.net
https://typing.io
Feedback:
You really need to let people use the Tab key instead of having to insert spaces manually. Even better would be to automatically start new lines at the correct indentation level, since Tab is often intercepted by browsers.
The current layout introduces ugly horizontal scroll bars when the viewport is even modestly resized, especially because the code snippets already use a fairly large font. As a result, you can’t see all the text at once. Since the program doesn’t auto-scroll to keep the cursor in view, it becomes very difficult to use unless you run it full screen.