Comment Maybe not for entry level, but... (Score 3, Insightful) 189
If all you want to be is a programmer, yeah, you can probably get away without knowing how to type. After all, I don't spend my time in the home row very much; I'm typically moving around the keyboard to hit various shortcuts, the arrows, etc. (As I understand it, that's why power VIM users like it so much - hands don't move.)
But if you want to go beyond entry-level programming, to where you're writing docs and responding to email and such a lot more often, your typing speed will absolutely hold you back. If you can do 100WPM by hunting and pecking, great, but if not, you need to learn how to keep up.
But if you want to go beyond entry-level programming, to where you're writing docs and responding to email and such a lot more often, your typing speed will absolutely hold you back. If you can do 100WPM by hunting and pecking, great, but if not, you need to learn how to keep up.
