Preface
Your mouse is slowing you down.
When it was first introduced, the mouse created a new way for people to interact with computers. You can click, double-click, and even triple-click to open documents, switch windows, and select text. And thanks to trackpads, you can even swipe and use gestures to interact with your applications. The mouse, along with graphical interfaces, made computers just a little easier for the average person to use. But, there’s a downside to the mouse, especially for programmers.
As you build software, you work with multiple programs throughout the course of your day. If you’re a full-stack developer, you might have a database console, a local web server, and a text editor running at the same time. And you’ll ...
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