Code faster.
Type smarter.
Essential keyboard shortcuts and typing techniques for developers. Master your editor, learn syntax shortcuts, and build muscle memory that scales with your career.
As a developer, your keyboard is your primary interface. Every second spent reaching for the mouse, searching for a bracket, or looking up an escape sequence is time taken away from solving problems and building software. The difference between a good developer and a great one often comes down to workflow efficiency.
This collection of developer-focused guides covers the shortcuts and techniques that matter most: modal editing in Vim, Markdown syntax for documentation, special characters in Python, cross-IDE keyboard shortcuts, and strategies for increasing your typing speed specifically for code (which is very different from typing prose).
Whether you're just starting out or you've been coding for years, there's always room to optimize your keyboarding habits. The guides below are designed to be practical references you can bookmark and return to whenever you need a quick reminder or want to level up your efficiency.
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Vim Navigation Basics
Master hjkl, motions, and modal editing. The essential Vim movement reference.
Markdown Shortcuts
Headers, bold, links, code blocks, and tables — the complete Markdown syntax.
Special Characters in Python
Escape sequences, Unicode strings, and raw strings explained with examples.
IDE Keyboard Shortcuts
VS Code, JetBrains, and Sublime Text shortcuts compared side by side.
Type Faster for Programming
Practical tips for improving coding speed: snippets, shortcuts, and muscle memory.