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I just need to trust my fingers, you need to trust an algorithm choosing something for you.

For me, checking whether auto-complete choose the correct is more work that typing the correct thing, as my fingers type on their own - almost without supervision...

I have written code for 30ish years (professionally for 25 years) and I have honed (and still hone) my environment for maximally "transparency" so that my though is not hampered by tools..

If that is not true for you, then use your IDE and be happy about it... Nothing wrong with that, at all...

EDIT: also fun, that you highligt stenography that is the definition of learning-curve/musclememory ... :)



> I just need to trust my fingers, you need to trust an algorithm choosing something for you.

but, that's the thing, I don't even remember the last time my autocomplete didn't complete the right thing. So yes, I entirely trust the algorithm, it has already saved me so muchtime.




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