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Best Mouse For Programming?
LosManos writes "Which is the best programming mouse? Mandatory musts are wireless, and that it doesn't clog up like old mechanical mice. Present personal preferences are for: lots of buttons, since if I have moved my hand away from the keyboard I can at least do something more than move the pointer; sturdy feeling; not too light, so it doesn't move around by me accidentally looking at it." What would you recommend?
Now, I use a mouse and keyboard.
What use is a mouse when you are coding? The only programmers I ever see using mice are either those who aren't coding or those who work as slow as molasses because they are wasting time doing shit with their mouse with what they could do with a keyboard shortcut.
While mildly funny, this reeks of elitism and untruth.
No, it's very much true. The "developers" who use a mouse when coding are always slower when writing code and are also usually poorer programmers.
You are associating memorization of esoteric editor commands and customization options with programming skill. While there's likely a good correlation, one can have one without the other.
Well yes. Actually knowing how to use your environment as efficiently as possible would be a sign of good skill.
On a separate note, modern IDEs, such as Eclipse, require the use of the mouse.
Only if you have no clue what you're doing.
I would argue that this streamlines the coding process, leaving the developer to focus on the actual design and logic.
I'm sorry, but I've never once been sidetracked from designing and coding by not using a mouse with my code editor or IDE.