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I agree with that 
My next goal is to be touch-typing + producing-good-code + not-looking-the-monitor + thinking-for-something-else  It may take a while before I reach it 
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I took a typing class in 8th grade and achieved 80 wpm by the end of the 3 month course... that's fast and I think I've stayed the same since then (13 years ago). So I'm not sure "practice makes perfect" is so true with typing: if you learn the proper technique you can reach your top speed quickly.
I also have to disagree about typing speed affecting developer performance. No matter how well you can solve problems, if your hands can't keep up with your mind that's dragging you down. Many times I've sat pair programming with a non-typist waiting in frustration for them to finish punching each individual key before being able to move on to the next thought. The mind moves very fast, even with my typing skills I'm constantly losing ideas because I can't move fast enough to keep up with them.
Respectfully,
Stephen
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Ritalin helps.  Ego non sum semper iustus tamen Ego sum nunquam nefas!
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I have done the job of data entry operator for more than a year..
Thats why I can type (touch-type) very fast, and I am happy that I can save a lot of time. Be an Eagle, Sky is Yours.
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I disagree with you,
typing is not what consumes the developer time,,
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Antoun Gorgy wrote: typing is not what consumes the developer time
But sometimes, yes. - ns ami -
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if I'm typing something I know, that I don't have to think about, I'm fairly fast. Thinking what to type usually consumes most time. Typing code is also slowing me down because it usually contains many special characters, numbers etc.
I'm not very quick at it, but still, touch typing does save time.
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