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The best typing training I ever got was IRC. You had to learn to type fast or some idiot wouldn't know how wrong he was.

This definitely prepared me for a career where 90% of my interaction with coworkers is via chat.

I grew up with a computer in the 80s and for years i would stare at the keyboard while mentally keeping track of what I was typing.

I took keyboarding in middle school and learned to touch type but it took years of practice to break the habits I formed as a child.

Now I'll be typing something and my husband will walk in so I'll pause and look over to see what he needs. One time he said "don't stop on my account" so I started typing again while staring at him.

I can hold a full conversation while doing this but have to slow down to around 60wpm to avoid transcribing the conversation.

Something tells me that even if they taught typing, whoever's asking that question wouldn't have paid attention in that class anyway.

... or they know perfectly well and this is just another shitty clickbait post to generate engagement.

I tried learning how to type properly but my hand joints have always been shitty so I do what I can. I also grew up PC gaming and that influenced how I type. My boss asked me if I learned to type after I started gaming and I was like "yeah." And he said, "I can tell"

I learnt to use these... Completely without instruction. I move my hands as I type and alternate my fingers by default.
I've tried touch typing tutorials, where I'm meant to keep my fingers within a 'zone', however it was causing my hands to cramp once I reached 90 WPM.

These little indicators are lovely for touch typing though, even if I'm not doing it 'properly'. No repetitive strain injury in my weird way of typing without looking though!

Having a booth for a PC game at conventions used to be difficult because people were not familiar with keyboard and mouse controls. If you weren't prepared for this you basically had to quickly add controller support somehow and send someone from your team to the next electric store and to buy a bunch of controllers.

Nowadays, though? Game convention visitors these days barely know how to hold a controller. They keep poking at the screens, hoping something happens. It's a frustrating experience for indie devs sometimes.

So yeah I'm not surprised when people look at keyboards like they're some kind of ancient slate.

People look at me like I'm taking crazy pills when I bring up The Typing of the Dead. Literally House of the Dead with a keyboard. You type or you die. It brings that Dark Souls energy to Mavis Beacon's doorstep.

They don't teach typing anymore. Which is like. Makes zero sense.

I see college kids typing out essays with two index fingers.

No one learns typing unless forced. It's super boring.

They need to make it mandatory in public schools. Or future generations will be unable to type properly.

I learned it back in like 8th grade or something.

"They don't teach typing anymore"... for what, a job in the typing pool?? 😅

I never learned to type. I have my own inefficient style

I'm in my mid-20s, and I taught myself to type using only my index and pointer fingers (plus thumb for space bar). Had about 80 wpm, but made quite a few errors.

A few years ago, I swapped to Colemak and took that opportunity to finally learn to touch-type. Now I'm at 95 wpm with much better accuracy, and I don't need to look anymore. Feels way more comfortable to type too.

On mobile, I still use QWERTY and type with my thumbs. I can do that reasonably well with my eyes closed, considering the complete lack of tactile feedback.

Turner orr ep3ll chk3cker and typed this sentence with my eyrs floser. ("Turned off spell checker and typed this sentence with my eyes closed.")

As a blind computer user I'm shocked at how many people forget touch typing exists. I learned earlier than most, by necessity, and didn't have to take the then-mandatory keyboarding classes in middle school.

Just showing off, excuse me

30 Years ago

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