I personally like not having to move around too much, but beyond CapsLock for Ctrl I’ve never stuck with anything fancy.
That said, I don’t understand how typing speed doesn’t matter - I agree that’s mostly the case for code, but everything in between, from documentation to Slack chats, I think faster than I type and I’m always open to performance improvements. It’s also great if you can context switch with as little friction as possible so that you can hit the ground running each time.
Overall it’s just about actions per second, not actual typing. I agree that IDEs and advanced editors help cut out a lot of stuff (I’ve never understood multiple cursors, for example, because as you say, that’s usually just a structured refactoring). But there are always opportunities to cut down cognitive load or speed up regular tasks. Whether hardware or software, we’re in tech because we believe better tools solve problems better.
That said, I don’t understand how typing speed doesn’t matter - I agree that’s mostly the case for code, but everything in between, from documentation to Slack chats, I think faster than I type and I’m always open to performance improvements. It’s also great if you can context switch with as little friction as possible so that you can hit the ground running each time.
Overall it’s just about actions per second, not actual typing. I agree that IDEs and advanced editors help cut out a lot of stuff (I’ve never understood multiple cursors, for example, because as you say, that’s usually just a structured refactoring). But there are always opportunities to cut down cognitive load or speed up regular tasks. Whether hardware or software, we’re in tech because we believe better tools solve problems better.