I'm a senior engineer now and I'm a big mouse user. It's more intuitive for me. My productivity is certainly not bottlenecking on how fast my hands move on the keyboard. .

My productivity is bottlenecked by the number of meetings I have to attend, random slack messages that need to be responded to, and distractions IRL.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm not going to shame anyone about using a mouse unless you also always right click to copy/paste.

[–] nexussapphire@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Only because I have figured out how to copy from vim to other apps without the mouse yet.

[–] swab148@startrek.website 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If you ever find out a way, please DM me

[–] nexussapphire@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I'll probably get back to you in a few years, still mastering the motions and actions.

[–] swab148@startrek.website 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Hey, if you're still wondering, I found this on SE: https://vi.stackexchange.com/questions/84/how-can-i-copy-text-to-the-system-clipboard-from-vim

[–] nexussapphire@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Thank you for this, now I know I have 26+ registers to store stuff in as well as the system clipboard! Honestly been so busy I haven't touched my computer in over a week.

[–] swab148@startrek.website 2 points 9 months ago

Haha, same lol

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Nah fuck the haters, the keyboard-only workflow may be technically more productive, just like a Dvorak is better than a QWERTY, but what matters is your output and your quality.

[–] supercritical@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

People will spend hours learning things that save them seconds.

[–] swordsmanluke@programming.dev 6 points 9 months ago

One of the best programmers I worked with was a hunt and peck typist.

His code was meticulous. I frequently learned things reading his PRs.

Pair programming with him otoh....

[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I choose to eschew my mouse when I can because it's easier. I don't have to move my arms around as much, and I can work quicker. It's more comfortable. All of this is a preference thing, why should anyone do something my way if it's not how they prefer?

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago

Great perspective. If we are codeving or screen sharing, I'm fast and fluid. I just move differently.

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