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Despite tech-savvy reputation, Gen Z falls behind in keyboard typing skills (www.techspot.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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[–] [email protected] 55 points 2 months ago (22 children)

I'm a programmer. I write hundreds of lines of code a day (of varying levels of quality ofc). I also fix technology (phones, laptops, desktops. tablets, etc). I'm probably one of the most "tech-savvy" people I know. I very rarely type faster than 70 wpm. it's just not necessary for what most of us are doing.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (9 children)

But think about arguing online! It's apparently a hobby and to be competitive, you need to be able to spew bullshit at amazing rates. Personally I've maxed out at 140 wpm, but usually stay in the 100 wpm range.

Programming? Idk, I spend more time thinking than typing personally. Good code requires you to consider all the corner cases and such.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It’s apparently a hobby and to be competitive, you need to be able to spew bullshit at amazing rates. Personally I’ve maxed out at 140 wpm