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I suppose that i can now type with out hunting for the keys. As my keyboard has now
Two āPā and a rapidly disappearing E and slightly sickly looking A,S,D,O
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but the main input is mouse 
i move it fast, clicking uber fast  d{^__^}b - it's time to fly
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On-Screen Keyboard for the win!
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| Well maybe a little less fast since I use visual assist all the time to complete identifier names... John
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Agree... I am definately slower at touch typing since using VA for a few years. 
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After twenty-five years of it, I have become very good at typing one-handed -- I neither hunt nor peck.
Programming isn't like "normal" typing; it goes in spurts, doesn't utilize regular words and capitalization, and contains a lot more digits and special characters.
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PIEBALDconsult wrote: I have become very good at typing one-handed
What're you doing with the other hand. 
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I am not really slow but I am not fast either. I do around 30 to 40 wpm. I guess I am thinking more in line with general typing than with programming, but the only class in high school that was worth anything was personal typing (no computer classes back then).
My other problem with typing speed is my memory is bad at best. As long as I am doing code that is familiar I am okay but I tend not to remember common syntax.
djj
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I'm guessing no one really noticed. Quickly I was guessing meant 120 words per minute which was something every typist strives at doing. The average is about 60-80 words per minute. I count myself around 15-30 words per minute... but, that was about 20 years ago.
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I started with typing on a typewriter and and then moved to computer. My speed was almost doubled. If you want to improve your writing speed, I would suggest try your hands on typewriter  . If you don't want to do that then install any typing tutor software, that will also help 
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I found that the typing tutor software was helpful but the game included in mine helped my speed. Note that this was 10 plus years ago so I do not know if they still include games.
djj
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I used Typing tutor 6 (almost 7-8 years ago) and the game Letter Invaders did helped me a lot in increasing my speed
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I did a proper typing course when I was a youth. I thought I wanted to be a writer...
Nowadays, I take a lot of minutes - directly into a laptop and (mostly) keeping up with the meeting discussion. I usually actually contribute to the discussions, too.
(Playing drums for decades can really help with the multi-tasking. Try doing something different with each hand and each foot while reading music, following a conductor and listening to everybody else.)Professional Geek,
Amateur Stage-Levelling Gauge
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I agree with that
My next goal is to be touch-typing + producing-good-code + not-looking-the-monitor + thinking-for-something-else It may take a while before I reach it 
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I took a typing class in 8th grade and achieved 80 wpm by the end of the 3 month course... that's fast and I think I've stayed the same since then (13 years ago). So I'm not sure "practice makes perfect" is so true with typing: if you learn the proper technique you can reach your top speed quickly.
I also have to disagree about typing speed affecting developer performance. No matter how well you can solve problems, if your hands can't keep up with your mind that's dragging you down. Many times I've sat pair programming with a non-typist waiting in frustration for them to finish punching each individual key before being able to move on to the next thought. The mind moves very fast, even with my typing skills I'm constantly losing ideas because I can't move fast enough to keep up with them.
Respectfully,
Stephen
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Ritalin helps.  Ego non sum semper iustus tamen Ego sum nunquam nefas!
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I have done the job of data entry operator for more than a year..
Thats why I can type (touch-type) very fast, and I am happy that I can save a lot of time. Be an Eagle, Sky is Yours.
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I disagree with you,
typing is not what consumes the developer time,,
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Antoun Gorgy wrote: typing is not what consumes the developer time
But sometimes, yes. - ns ami -
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if I'm typing something I know, that I don't have to think about, I'm fairly fast. Thinking what to type usually consumes most time. Typing code is also slowing me down because it usually contains many special characters, numbers etc.
I'm not very quick at it, but still, touch typing does save time.
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