i'm a two finger typist, at about 60-70 wpm.

the compiler will find all your syntax errors for you, but not typos that still compile.

most code changes are as buster2000 describes, one file, one line of code, a few characters.

for new code, i don't touch the editor until the code is already in my head (IE i know what to type in).

then i use a code gen with a c++ shorthand macro progaming syntax for code entry. its designed to reduce keystrokes. supports most c++ keywords with 1 or 2 keystroke shorthand keywords. adds punctuation for you, etc. reduces keystrokes by about 50% overall i'd guess. and zero impact on dev time, with translation speeds of 200K lines per second.

I think 30 mistakes per minute is good.

I think 30 mistakes per minute is good.

Okay, what is the code generator and how are the macros used (I use Visual C++)?

http://www.gamedev.net/gallery/image/4227-cscript-code-generator/

in-house tool.

been considering releasing it for free. care to give it a try?

I think 30 mistakes per minute is good.

that 60 wpm is after i fix the 30 typos per minute! <g>

god- if o could typep typo free, id probay be at 90 wpm.

There are three tests you must pass, first of which is with the Colonial marines in a frigate mess hall...

...then its a trip to a Federation starship, wait till everyone on the bridge has gone to bed, locked the doors and try your lips at some serious hacking...

...and finally, you travel back in time to 1986, san francisco...

...when your interviewer looks like that at the computer screen...you know you landed the gig. :D

Seriously. I have to this date never worked as a programmer, but I can type fast. Its really a case of taking your time and letting your fingers do the work - something to do with muscle-memory? I find a previous hobby of writing screenplays(just for fun!) to have helped immensely as that gave me a lot of practice at typing.