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Best Tool and Layout for Learning Touch Typing on Linux? (programming.dev)
submitted 4 months ago by CoderSupreme@programming.dev to c/programming@programming.dev
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I want to improve my touch typing skills on Linux. I’m curious:

  1. What tool or program would you recommend for learning touch typing on Linux?
  2. For someone whose native language isn’t English, would you recommend learning on their native keyboard layout or switching to the US QWERTY layout for programming purposes?
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[-] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 6 points 4 months ago

I am a European who grew up with the German layout. For programming, its a disaster. Even back in 2006ish or so when I learned about AutoHotkey, I started using the US keyboard layout. After some time I switched entirely to the US layout. But recently, just a few years ago I found out there is a hybrid layout which is basically US, but with additional shortcuts to use my German characters (it shows up as this in KDE): German (US)

[-] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago

Luckily I learned programming when I was already using the NEO layout. I couldn’t imagine typing parentheses and the like in German…

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