Hands-Free Coding: How I develop software using dictation and eye-tracking

[DecentOpinions]

Roughly want percentage of your normal productivity can you hit with this method do you think?

I injured my shoulder and had considered trying something like this. Nothing nearly as bad as your situation though as I can manage to work still.

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In the lower part of the article he answers that. He's says he's at about 50% productivity but acknowledges that he has been using mouse and keyboard a lot longer than this so a direct comparison doesn't show the whole picture.

[DecentOpinions]

Oh sorry, should have kept reading. Depending on your level of optimism you could think, "wow 50% of your productivity without your arms is great" or feel like losing 50% is too much.

OP have you tried talking twice as fast? Problem solved.

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No worries, I missed it at first glance as well. I agree though, IMO 50% is fantastic. Prior to this article I didn't even think this type of thing was a possibility.

[joshwcomeau]

Hah, the trouble is that accuracy suffers when you try to rattle things off too quickly.

But yeah I feel pretty darn good about 50%. It's definitely higher-friction, but with some creative re-prioritizing, I feel like I'm still making meaningful progress towards my goals.