I Often get asked if my memory is better trained because I need to keep more code in my head than my sighted colleagues when #programming . I don't necessarily think so; I quickly look at code I literally just saw five minutes ago about as often as anyone else I would think, but there is a more subtle difference that I think a lot of people, myself included, often forget about.
We often hear that #commandline is best because it makes you more efficient, you can do SO MUCH more SO MUCH faster than using the dreaded MOUSE!
..... that is, if you can remember all the commands, commandline switches, file locations, etc.
And I think that is true for people like myself who don't use the mouse for its intended purpose like 90% of the time. We are dependent on hotkeys to get anything done, and those hotkeys DO have to be memorized to almost the point of instinctive muscle memory to get productive. In that sense, keyboard users kinda play on hard mode by default
We often hear that #commandline is best because it makes you more efficient, you can do SO MUCH more SO MUCH faster than using the dreaded MOUSE!
..... that is, if you can remember all the commands, commandline switches, file locations, etc.
And I think that is true for people like myself who don't use the mouse for its intended purpose like 90% of the time. We are dependent on hotkeys to get anything done, and those hotkeys DO have to be memorized to almost the point of instinctive muscle memory to get productive. In that sense, keyboard users kinda play on hard mode by default