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jshevek on March 1, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: How I'm still not using GUIs in 2019: A guide to t...

No. Reality is not established by publication. You can, and should, observe some things for yourself.

It is obvious that touch typing is faster than hunting and pecking for most people who:

- have 10 fingers

- have invested sufficient effort to learn touch typing

To demand sources for this is disingenuous.

amriksohata on March 2, 2019 [–]

I can observe the sun is hot, but doesn't mean I can tell what temperature it is. I think without data of timings across different applications and uses, it's hard to prove either side. I am open to both sides having the possibility of being quicker

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