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Staff227
Staff227

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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.

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Jon Randy πŸŽ–οΈ •

Not at all

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Staff227 •

Ok thanks