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I was thinking of using typing drills as hidden spaced repetition for books just yesterday. Not for learning a topic per se but for a kind of memory rehab. I wish there was some kind of slow audio speech mode to spell each sentence once, so that you can avoid memorizing your finger position while doing exercises.

by absolute_unit2219 hours ago|

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I couldn’t agree more on this honestly.

https://www.typequicker.com kinda focuses on this sentiment. AI generated natural text that targets user weak points.

The more you type, the better the targeted exercises are.

The whole app essentially focuses on natural text (except for drills)

by darrenf8 hours ago|

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I could only get through a few rounds of this -- it messed with my brain much more than my fingers. Proper nouns without capitals, flipping between -ize and -ise, and the outright bad grammar were all reasons I typed slower than I normally would.

> geohumanities, sometimes written geohumanities or the geohumanities is a term has been used with varied meanings to describe areas of academic study

by absoluteunit15 hours ago|

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Oh thanks for mentioning this.

Which practice mode did you use?

Capitalization, text length, and topics can be adjusted.

(Just click on the topics buttons or whichever mode you’re using for additional setting).

by darrenf3 hours ago|

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I'm not sure what mode at all - I just clicked "start", and after each exercise I just clicked "continue". I didn't adjust any settings, just dived straight in!

by absolute_unit222 hours ago|

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Gotcha - thanks for mentioning this though.

I’ve been meaning to make some changes to the default text in the practice mode so this bumps it up on my todo list.

Thank you!

by ubercow1319 hours ago|

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I like this one https://typeonline.uk/speed-test/word

by alabhyajindal18 hours ago|

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I love this! Reminded me of TypeLit.io [1]. I would love something similar for programming: typing out snippets of code, that make sense, to improve typing speed involving special characters and symbols. Maybe selecting code snippets from popular open-source projects and presenting them to the user is a good start!

1. https://www.typelit.io/

by absolute_unit2217 hours ago|

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Thank you! :)

Yes!! I have this on my todo list (along with many other features I've always wanted) actually!

by tough18 hours ago|

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I'm pretty sure this existed (typing out code) can't remember the name now

by alabhyajindal17 hours ago|

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https://typing.io ? I like it but feels outdated, and has many little QOL issues.

by tough16 hours ago|

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yep was this one ty, would be cool as TUI

by mylesp17 hours ago|

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monkeytype.com has this option, along with many many more.

by alabhyajindal9 hours ago|

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Yes but the issue is those code snippets are generated artificially and are not coherent. Same issue as artificially generated prose.

by Rygian20 hours ago|

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I self taught touch typing by copying chapters of It. Eyes focused on the book, keyboard hidden under the desk, and only looking at the screen at each paragraph end. Worked great.

by Sakura-sx20 hours ago|

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More characters soon, thanks for the suggestion!

by tough18 hours ago|

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i liked one that let you type codebases, great way to learn syntax alongside typing

someone else shared on other comment typing.io pretty sure it was this