Lately I am catching myself with one hand on mouse, other on my chin infront of the computer. Not a very fortunate position for a software developer. It feels a lot better when both are on the keyboard.
I noticed this behavior when I start seeing other developers doing the same thing. Not very fortunate for a software development house.
I think this is a side effect of working on a large scale project. Everything takes time. Copying data files over network, compiling your last changes, executing the application for a quick test, everything. Any break over 5 seconds leads to one hand syndrome.
Reading is also a one handed process. I do quite some reading due to non-development related tasks in adition to filling larger than 5 seconds breaks with internet browsing. Scrolling and left click are the most used user interactions for such times.
I didn’t measure seriously but I think my getting things done probability is a lot higher if my both hands are on keyboard. One handed usage puts me in a passive mode where I actually wait something to happen, like a magic answer shines through the google search results after 20 pages (yes I have such desparete searchs time to time).
I think here is the right place to say sorry for those mouse dependent applications I wrote.
