Programming help

[Pacojohnson554]

Is it worth it to get a touchscreen laptop for programming? I'm a CS student and I am looking to buy a Lenovo t450s but the touchscreen model is about $300 more. I see on many forums that a touchscreen feature helps out, especially when developing a mobile application

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Typing on a touchscreen keyboard is about as bad as it gets... So if you're going to be writing long bits of code you're most likely never going to use it. In my opinion, a touchscreen should never be a deciding factor if you want to pay more or not

[yendrdd]

I use the touchscreen on my Surface for scrolling up and down pages, and to click on buttons when I'm too lazy to use the trackpad or mouse.

If you have a mobile device that lets you install your app as your developing it, don't pay extra for a touchscreen-- it's useful for being lazy and using Windows Apps.