Ask HN: I broke my wrist as a web dev, any advice to keep the pace at work?

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by harijoe • 7 years ago

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LockAndLol2• 7 years ago

You shouldn't even be at work. How come your doctor didn't give you time of work? In Europe that'd mean 80% wages from the company and the rest paid by work insurance.

ablx000• 7 years ago

which is not true for every country

LockAndLol2• 7 years ago

Which is exactly why I mentioned Europe...

onreact• 7 years ago

Take some rest man. Accidents happen for a reason. Fatigue is one of the most common ones.

sethammons• 7 years ago

Expect to be slower. You should be typing one handed and letting your wrist rest and heal. Time off can be very fairly argued. I have a friend who lost several fingers on one hand. They can still type at like 50wpm single handed. Took several weeks of practice before it got there.

Side note: is typing speed really that important? It is nice to quickly get ideas on screen, but I don't think it is much more than that, is it?

jolmg• 7 years ago

There are exotic keyboards designed to be used with one hand... who knows if they're worth it.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=one+hand+keyboard&iax=images&ia=im...

probinso• 7 years ago

Strange Loop : Voice Driven Development

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKuRkGkf5HU

Ask HN: I broke my wrist as a web dev, any advice to keep the pace at work?

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