The Keyboard is Faster than the Mouse
2 days ago
- #Human-Computer Interaction
- #Keyboard efficiency
- #AI-assisted coding
- Anthropic's acquisition of Bun signals a bet on text-based coding interfaces overtaking GUI-based IDEs.
- Keyboard-based navigation, like in Tally accounting software, allows for faster, more efficient workflows.
- Fitts’s Law explains why keyboard commands are faster than mouse movements due to reduced distance and aiming.
- Modal Homogeneity and Open-Loop systems highlight the cognitive speed benefits of keyboard-only interfaces.
- Switching between keyboard and mouse incurs a 'Homing Cost' and disrupts cognitive flow.
- AI-assisted coding shifts coding from a closed-loop to an open-loop system, reducing friction.
- The future of coding aims to minimize GUI friction, enabling software development at the speed of thought.