As the title suggests, I just hit over 100 WPM. 😎
This has been a long, long journey. I still remember the first time I ran a typing test, it was around 28-30 WPM (spear typing, of course!). That wasn’t even that long ago, maybe just three years back.
I always wanted to improve my typing, but touch typing just didn’t seem like my thing (having smaller hands doesn’t help 😭).
Enough is enough, for a month, I forced myself to keep my hands on the home row, slowly building the habit. It was just terrible, but eventually I got used to it.
Anyone who has struggled with touch typing will understand how hard it is to get used to using their pinky fingers for Q, P, and []{}. And let’s not even talk about numbers, I was still spear typing them just 6 months back! 🫠
For new touch typists, here were my stats a few months ago for inspiration.
Share your WPM in the comments! ✌️
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~140WPM on my first try
I used to race @jess and she'd pretty consistently have me beat
LOL thanks @peter. I actually type pretty slow with lots of typo errors these days - ever since I switched to a mechanical keyboard...but my carpal tunnel has gone away so no complaints 😂
Whoa, that's the highest WPM I've ever seen someone type. Superhuman or what? 🥴
@jess beat you with this speed? You guys are something else. 😳
Over 100 wpm is seriously impressive. I am in 70 wpm category
Around 70 wpm is great as well, buddy. Just stick to it and it'll improve more and more.
Guys, do share your WPM in the comments! 🙌
I'm wildly inconsistent. I think my baseline is somewhere around 90-100, but I feel like my average for most things is about 120. My best on monkeytype is 165 (on an incredibly simple test). I'm also not great with accuracy :p
120? Sheesh. What's the accuracy you're maintaining with that? 😬
About 85-90%. I'm pretty sick at the moment though, so I'm a little bit less focused. Tbh, I would much rather type at 100 WPM with 100% accuracy.
Yeah, agree. Higher accuracy definitely helps.
Heavy coder for sure.
😂 Mine never even crossed 80 wpm lol.
This whole WPM thing doesn’t matter that much. Anything above 50-60 should be enough.
Anyway, you’re doing such a great job, buddy, I look up to you a lot. Just keep writing and building! 🙌
Thanks man. Appreciate all the support I get. If you ever need anything, just DM me and I’m always happy to help. We know each other so it's never a problem.
Still, I believe building is much more exciting than writing. Writing can get boring after a while yk, but the thrill of building is something else :)
Every day, I see people building something amazing on Reddit.
Appreciate it, buddy. Exactly! As a dev, nothing compares to building. For me, the main issue with writing is just deciding what to write. 🤷♂️
Reddit is just awesome. I just created an account there this week. Never knew I was missing so much.
First try in the year. I used to practice blind typing literally every day for 2-3 years. It has developed into a solid skill that I can no longer worry about
keyboard: nuphy 65
That's a rock solid stat. Anything above ~95% accuracy with above 100 WPM is goated. I'm also really into smaller keyboards, especially 65% feels like the sweet spot.
Impressive. I need to get better 😂
Go for it, buddy! ✌️
I use 10fastfingers. This is my Words per minute with accuracy
I'm around 100 and i'm using a split keyboard, took me a few months to get here though.
Wow, that's a great WPM you have. I first learned about split keyboards from watching ThePrimeagen. I want to migrate to using it soon, but don't know when. BTW, how's been your experience with it?
It's more comfortable than traditional keyboards to me, but it takes a bit to learn, especially with mine having blank caps.
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