Yes, though it might be inconvenient for some apps or workflows. If you can use CLI it’ll go a lot more smoothly than trying to use a mouse-driven interface with a keyboard only, but you can do that, too, if it comes down to it.
You can get a cheap mouse or trackball for under $10, though, if you don’t want to deal with the hassle.
Yes, but more because you think of the blind who can’t see a GUI than anything it does for your coding skills.
Vi/Emacs/modern IDE - all of them work about the same. You need to learn your tools, but since your speed to do input isn’t the limitation hotkeys vs mouse is rarely a limit so long as you no the basic shortcuts of your editor.
Yes, though it might be inconvenient for some apps or workflows. If you can use CLI it’ll go a lot more smoothly than trying to use a mouse-driven interface with a keyboard only, but you can do that, too, if it comes down to it.
You can get a cheap mouse or trackball for under $10, though, if you don’t want to deal with the hassle.
Do you think it might be a good experience in terms of becoming a better programmer/user? Like, using the circumstance/constraint as a positive?
No.
Not really, but you’d probably learn hotkeys much faster.
Yes, but more because you think of the blind who can’t see a GUI than anything it does for your coding skills.
Vi/Emacs/modern IDE - all of them work about the same. You need to learn your tools, but since your speed to do input isn’t the limitation hotkeys vs mouse is rarely a limit so long as you no the basic shortcuts of your editor.