No em-dashes
Why the corpus replaces — with -- everywhere, plus the related rules for smart quotes and ellipses.
Notes from the keyboard
Blog
Posts on building GuerillaType -- new features, design decisions, the occasional rabbit hole. Subscribe via RSS, or scan by tag.
The contribute hub
What the eight contribute forms do, where the data goes, and how a suggestion becomes a published quote.
Completion tracking
How the site decides a quote, idiom, parable, poem, or book paragraph counts as finished, and how to undo it.
Type without an internet connection
How the offline mode works, and what you give up when you use it.
Picking a word list
Which word list to practice on, and what each is for.
Back up your profile
Your data lives in your browser. Export it now and again.
Keyboard shortcuts on the practice surface
What keys do what without leaving the typing flow.
The kinds of typing errors
Substitution, transposition, omission, doubling. Each has a different cause and a different fix.
Warming up
Two minutes of slow typing before any session improves the rest of the session.
Pick a theme that does not hurt your eyes
How to use the theme settings, font choices, and visual aids without overdoing it.
The challenges system
What each challenge is for and which to take on first.
Typing code
Why code is harder than prose, and how to drill the symbols you actually use.
Fixing the pinky
Why the right pinky lags, and how to bring it up to the rest of the hand.
Typing the classics
Why the library exists, what is in it, and how the per-paragraph tracking works.
Practice with your own text
How to feed the practice surface anything you want, and why it is worth doing.
Why touch type
What you gain, what you give up, and how long it takes to break even.
Plateaus
What to do when your wpm has not moved in a month.
Posture and the keyboard
How to sit, where to put your hands, and what to do about pain.
Daily practice
How long to practice, what to practice, and what to do when you do not feel like it.
The five practice modes
Time, words, quote, zen, custom. When to use each.
Reading the stats page
What every chart on /stats/ tells you, and which numbers actually predict improvement.
Accuracy before speed
Why every typing tutor tells you the same thing, and what it means in practice.
Where to start
If you have never used a typing tutor before, do these three things in order.