Ask HN: Ive broken my wrist. What tools can be explored to continue programming?

by kalev on 6/22/2023, 2:48:38 PM with 6 comments

  • by gebbie on 6/23/2023, 2:48:41 PM

    I can't use a keyboard comfortably, and use/develop Numen (https://numenvoice.org) which is FOSS voice control for Linux. Out of the box it's a simple context-free keyboard alternative, and broken wrists is a pretty common use case too.

  • by mcpherrinm on 6/22/2023, 3:12:34 PM

    https://talonvoice.com/

    https://talon.wiki/getting_started/

    Talon has an active community of programmers who use it for programming with voice, eye tracking, and more.

  • by smoldesu on 6/22/2023, 2:52:04 PM

    I'm not sure. I found Artsey the other day though, and it looks super interesting: https://artsey.io/

    Maybe you could try something like this(?) If nothing else it's a decent excuse to try something new!

  • by kalev on 6/22/2023, 2:50:26 PM

    I can’t use my left arm and programming with one hand is very draining. What would you suggest I’d take a look at? Is programming by voice a thing already?

  • by Jemm on 6/22/2023, 3:01:49 PM

    Voice recognition has come a long way, as well as eye tracking. Give it a try, you might be surprised how well it works.