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Comment by wly_cdgr | Hacker News Reader

Cool but who needs this? I'd rather see a keyboard that limits you to 10 WPM so you are forced to think before you type

I've never completed the leap to a chordal interface, but my interest in them is about ergonomics, not speed. For instance, a habit I had to break to avoid hurting myself on the keyboard was rotating my hands to reach a key. This is simply not a problem on chordal keyboards.

The ergonomics angle is a good one, I failed to consider that

Sometimes it's useful to be able to run a series of quick experiments, each based in some complex way on the outcome of the previous ones, to develop an empirical understanding of how something is working.

Not everyone thinks while typing. I do all my thinking ahead of time, then I just need to record it on the screen after I'm done.

I'm usually thinking of other things at that time, since I just need to transcribe the words in my head, not think about them.

How much text do you memorize before you type a round?

It's not a specific amount, and it's not memorization of specific words, it's more like assigning a sub-processor the task of converting the ideas into typing, while the main brain moves on to other things.

You've never had that with programming or other tasks? You think and figure out what to do, and then it's just a matter of getting the idea down on paper (or computer).

This seems more my style too.

I notice that I can listen to rap and write code this way, but if I shift to trying to write a comment or a docstring then I just get stuck. Its like all English circuits are busy, please hold. But the effect goes away when I know the lyrics very well.

Transcribers would probably appreciate it. But then again, there are other regular stenographic keyboards out there.

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