[ThrustVectoring]

For programmers, I don't think shorthand is the right technology to learn - stenographic typing has the same kind of advantages and speed, and directly inputs to the computer.

Learning shorthand does make stenographic typing easier to learn (and vice-versa), since it's the same sort of syllable-based contraction.

[fsiefken]

For a stenographic typing solution that can work on a pc check Plover: http://plover.stenoknight.com/

[NoahTheDuke]

Here's the 2013 PyCon talk given by one of the Plover developers, Mirabai Knight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpv-Qb-dB6g