We�ve done a cool $50 million of R & D on the Apple Human Interface. We discovered, among other things, two pertinent facts:
- Test subjects consistently report that keyboarding is faster than mousing.
- The stopwatch consistently proves mousing is faster than keyboarding.
This contradiction between user-experience and reality apparently forms the basis for many user/developers� belief that the keyboard is faster.
Which brings the more general question, are VI/EMACS really better editors/ides than say VisualStudio?
[via mpt]