While nobody can deny the fact that most of the time in programming indeed is not spent writing, how about this: you type slower than you can think.
So, when you get an idea, it's nice to be able to transfer the idea to the source code, so you can then move on the next idea or next part of the same one. You don't want to be held back by an inferior input method or a language with a lot of ceremonial about doing simple stuff. This happens in short bursts, even if the total time is quite short.
Sometime it happens so that one thinks faster than one can speak. This usually leads you to get mixed up in words.
A fast way to enter ideas is an important part of developing ergnomics.
While nobody can deny the fact that most of the time in programming indeed is not spent writing, how about this: you type slower than you can think.
So, when you get an idea, it's nice to be able to transfer the idea to the source code, so you can then move on the next idea or next part of the same one. You don't want to be held back by an inferior input method or a language with a lot of ceremonial about doing simple stuff. This happens in short bursts, even if the total time is quite short.
Sometime it happens so that one thinks faster than one can speak. This usually leads you to get mixed up in words.
A fast way to enter ideas is an important part of developing ergnomics.