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keybr mentions (324)

• Show HN: I made a game to improve my typing speed

  This is neat! Thanks for sharing! One thing I've been looking for (and would pay money for) is a tool/game that helps me improve my typing speed in real-world scenarios, especially writing code and/or editing documents. I purchased a subscription to keybr,[0] and it's pretty nice, but it assumes you're always typing brand new text linearly. There's no way to practice things like jumping to a previous line, jumping... - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

• Been at this for 6 months, need advice

  Try a small change and sometimes a drastic one (like dropping a column or row) and mash keybr.com and monkeytype.com until it feels natural, or not then revert. And if I revert I often try again a few weeks later... Source: 7 months ago

• Any advice for learning a new layout?

  For practising a new layout, keybr.com is an excellent website. It uses gibberish, but drills one letter at a time. It's a nicer UX than just gnu typist (or whatever other touch-typing training program). Source: 7 months ago

• Natural or Pseudo Words on keybr.com?

  What is more efficient for practice on keybr.com, using natural words, or pseudo? Source: 7 months ago

• Some thoughts after six months of use: Model 100

  I'm nowhere near 125wpm… Maybe I should return to keybr.com and check my typing speed these days. Source: 7 months ago

Coursera mentions (115)

• Lost in life. Need to choose a career

  Anyway now go to coursera.org and for $49 a month get the Google IT Support Professional cert. That gives you a discount for the A+ exam. With a sob story Coursera may reduce the monthly fee as well. Anyway you are halfway to an IT degree and can be admitted to WGU. Source: 7 months ago

• Did Cousera get hacked today?

  Instead of homepage link opening to coursera.org it redirects to https://www.coursera.org/programs/american-dream-academy-jzjjt?currentTab=CATALOG. Source: about 1 year ago

• Found out my Professor for Fall 2023 Python Course is one of the worst reviewed professors at the school

  In terms of structure, consider following a book like Python for Everybody or Automate the Boring Stuff With Python. One of the hard parts of learning a language like python on your own is knowing what you should learn and the order you should learn it in--resources like these books or online courses you can find on Coursera are great for helping with that. Source: about 1 year ago

• Online programming courses

  You can try searching something up on coursera.org or edx.org. Source: about 1 year ago

• Beginners who maybe lost and don't know where to start when learning tech

  Start off with this sub for general guidance and read around to see what type of programming you want to learn r/learnprogramming Use these websites for free, make a new email register for a course without a payment method and use the audit option to learn for free, both sites are legal and have courses from top universities. Edx.org and coursera.org. Source: about 1 year ago