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by seanmcdirmid 4491 days ago
You can only really hit 100-120 wpm in bursts, and since programming is so mind dominated, it doesn't give you much of an advantage as someone who can burst at 20-40 wpm (reason why programmers don't list typing speed on cv's). Autocomplete doesn't improve burst typing speed that much since most people can type faster than the interrupted rhythm of a completion. Rather it improves API recall discovery times that are more thought intensive.
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Here http://www.ratatype.com/learn/ some tips that will help you to improve typing speed.