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2026-08-01 14:48
I built an open, reproducible typing-speed test — and it won't show a number until it earns one
Search "average typing speed" and you'll get confident numbers — 40 WPM, 65 WPM, "professionals hit 75" — almost always with no passage, no method, and no dataset behind them. I wanted one I could actually defend, so I built a live typing test that collects an open, anonymized dataset and, crucially, refuses to publish an average until it has enough data to mean anything.
It runs on Cloudflare Wo...