Hi im new to software development and i wanted to ask, is touch typing a must to learn as a programmer?

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[dev5tev]

No. But ... it can come in handy.

Suggest that you learn your hotkey shortcuts for your IDE as this will speed you up.

Also being able to navigate around a text editor just using your keyboard can speed things up alot (i.e. using Home key, end key, selecting text using Crtl + Shift + <- etc). Anything that keeps you shifting from mouse to keyboard and back.

[Phil Ashby]

Absolutely not! Thinking seems to be the key skill 😉

You might also want to tag this post with #programming and #beginners for wider reach 😄

[Staff227]

Ok thanks

[Jon Randy 🎖️]

Not at all