Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 09/26/07 13:01

Sanders Kaufman wrote:
> "Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:f5ydnaUMj6ZVW2TbnZ2dnUVZ_ramnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> Sanders Kaufman wrote:
>
>> I'm a touch typist - and as I said above, I'm often not looking at the
>> screen when I'm typing. And I can finish the function name by typing it
>> in much faster than I can look at the screen, hit a couple of down arrows
>> and a tab.
>>
>> Sure, I occasionally misspell a command. But I'm still faster typing it
>> out than with some code completion.
>>
>> Don't get me wrong - it's great for the "poke and hope" typists. But when
>> you're moving along at > 80 wpm, it's a tremendous slowdown.
>
> I'm a touch-typist, as well - 100WPM 10 years ago.
> If you add mastery of 21st century code-completion, to mastery of 19th
> century keyboard layout - you can cut your keystrokes nearly in half.
> All the kids are doing it these days.
>
>
>>> Beyond that, I sometimes use variable names that are spelled the same,
>>> but capitalized differently.
>>> Code-completion pops up to show which variables are defined - with the
>>> defined capitalization.
>>> So it not only helps in avoiding misspellings, but miscapitalizations as
>>> well.
>> I don't do that. I have a system on how to capitalize variables, and use
>> it consistently.
>> But the secret here is to be consistent. However you do it, ALWAYS do it
>> that way.
>
> Hmmm - I've always thought the key to being productive was versatility.
> Breadth vs. depth - it's a timeless question, ain't it?
>
>
>

Versatility does not mean lack of consistency.

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