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I just did a little experiment and typed the following without looking at the keyboard: a=a++ - used my middle finger for the = and + a[0] - used my third finger for the [ and 0. used my fourth finger for the ] a?a:b - used my fourth finger for the ? and my pinky for the : There's no right or wrong to this. It's just what I do. And I do touch type ...

I suspect code-assist might actually be your friend here - the advantage of programming languages is tha as they are described by a grammar - the editor can help you out a lot more - we're very much in the 'write code v. generate code' area here - what editor are you using? (and I can then expand this answer - you're getting quite a stackoverflowy answer ...

More anecdotal evidence pro Dvorak: I have a programmer friend who switched to Dvorak from Qwerty a summer ago when he started having shooting pains in his wrists. Now his speed is about 20 wpm slower (85+ instead of 115) but is he going to go back? (Ans: Dvorak has completely eliminated his wrist pains.) I was also at the same point: completely ...