Typing
Summary
While you're learning how to program, typing speed really isn't going to be an issue. Your brain is always going to be going much, much slower than your fingers. That being said, if you're still at the stage in your life where you have to look for manually look for keys, it's going to be annoying for you. Take some time to try improve your typing speed and accuracy!
Time Box
| Exploration | Time to box |
|---|---|
| Assess and practice your typing speed | 1+ Hours |
| Reflect | 15 minutes |
Assess and Practice
- Take a baseline test to see how fast you currently type.
- To learn the basics in touch typing and to improve your speeds, try either typingstudy or typingclub.
- If you are already an accomplished touch typist, try typing.io to practice typing code, which has a ton of strange symbols.
- Knowing some common VS Code shortcuts will help you save a lot of time while coding. Take a look at these common shortcuts or see if you can find your own recommendations online. You can see the complete list of commands on the VS Code website.
You need to be able to:
- Use common shortcuts