Re: vim and touch typing

On 06.10.15 01:01, Filype Pereira wrote:
> So, I started reading a vim book and didn't get very far, when I stopped at this line:
>
> > If you can't touch type, then go learn it and then come back to learn vim.

What a load of bollocks!

During three decades of earning a living developing software, I used
vi/vim for the last quarter century without ever learning to touch type.
OK, I use quite a few fingers, and it goes pretty fast, but I do need to
look at the keyboard most of the time. That doesn't manifest as a
practical problem, since the computers I've used have all been very good
at remembering what I've typed, so I have no need to view the screen at
more than infrequent intervals.

One thing I've noticed is that where one values quality over quantity,
it is the amount of thought that goes into a composition which matters,
not how rapidly it was input, or whether the typist did it with his eyes
closed.

Erik

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