noufalibrahim 1 day ago

Raw typing speed is not a blocker to being a good programmer. However, I've generally found that if someone types fast (and uses shortcuts especially in his editor), it usually a sign that he's done a lot of it and that has proven to be a decent proxy for coding experience. This is specifically for junior developers.

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nunez 15 hours ago

This is why typing tests were popular during SWE interviews back in the day.

noufalibrahim 14 hours ago

Why were they discounted?