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by osteele 4201 days ago
Typing is faster than thinking, but not once you've figured out what you want to type.

My cadence is think;type;think;type. Replacing this by think;t-y-p-e;think;t-y-p-e (when I type with one hand, or on a tablet's virtual keyboard, or leaning over someone's keyboard instead of sitting or standing in front of one) is frustrating and breaks my flow.

Similarly, compiling may be faster than thinking, but a slow compiler breaks my concentration.