It could be that those who don't think so are people who already type fast, and so never notice much of a difference.
I'm in the "typing speed makes no difference" category. However, I already typed 80+ WPM when I started programming (thank you, AIM and MUDs), so I really have no comparison for what it's like to type slowly, except for the couple weeks I spent learning Dvorak. It's really odd for me to look at this thread and see people talking about bringing their typing speed up to 60 WPM.
I could imagine that typing speed would be a problem if you're stuck at 20 WPM or something. I just assume that anyone who does anything significant with computers is at 60 WPM+ already, and at that speed, it really doesn't make a huge difference.
I'm in the "typing speed makes no difference" category. However, I already typed 80+ WPM when I started programming (thank you, AIM and MUDs), so I really have no comparison for what it's like to type slowly, except for the couple weeks I spent learning Dvorak. It's really odd for me to look at this thread and see people talking about bringing their typing speed up to 60 WPM.
I could imagine that typing speed would be a problem if you're stuck at 20 WPM or something. I just assume that anyone who does anything significant with computers is at 60 WPM+ already, and at that speed, it really doesn't make a huge difference.