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				 plusgut59668y@Jilano I would pass that. But I thought it means typing on a Smartphone, I would fail that. plusgut59668y@Jilano I would pass that. But I thought it means typing on a Smartphone, I would fail that.
 
 What you described I would use the term blind typing.
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				I'm kinda half touch typing. I'd love to be able to touch type. Wouldn't require a backlit keyboard then
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				 Double-A4308yYou don't need to touch type as a dev because you are writing from your mind. You just need it to digitalize printed Texts, so you can keep your eyes on the paper. Double-A4308yYou don't need to touch type as a dev because you are writing from your mind. You just need it to digitalize printed Texts, so you can keep your eyes on the paper.
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				I tend to use my brain to code, typing is the result of a lot of hard work.
 
 I guess I would call it a non functional requirement
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				@codePatrol Developers exist that think touch typing is a requirement? THAT's crazy
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				@qbalsdon I would be surprised if someone couldn't touch type after typing all day every day. I guess that's how I actually feel about it.
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I have absolutely no respect for developers who can't properly touch-type.
You don't see many cooks who don't know how to handle a knife, do you?
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