[d3rockk]

might be closer to accurate if the 2-5% is his estimate of the physical time spent making key-strokes

[bee_rider]

Surely we should only count the time actuating the key. Apple keyboard users are in shambles.

[layer8]

Only the keydown, not the keyup.

[mh-]

That's <24 minutes per 8 hour day.

If you're reading this and that matches your experience as an IC SWE whose job is ostensibly developing software.. you're either trapped in a very atypical org, or you're heading for a PIP.

[siren2026]

Nope. I would bet most people really only do 2-10%.

But we would like to convince ourselves we don't.