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Typing practice for programmers
Typing code is a different sport from typing prose. Regular typing tutors train you on common English words — but code is full of the characters they skip: { } [ ] ( ) ; => !==. If your fingers hesitate on symbols, every edit takes longer than it should.
CodeTrained trains exactly that. You type real, runnable code — not drills — one line at a time, with live feedback on speed and accuracy.
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What you practise here
- 185 exercises across 8 languages — Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, C#, C++, Go and Rust, from beginner to expert.
- Real code, really runs — JavaScript and Python exercises execute in your browser the moment you finish typing them, so you see what the code does.
- WPM and accuracy tracking — a graph of your speed over time, personal bests per exercise, and a daily WPM league that resets at midnight UTC.
- Language paths with certificates — finish every exercise in a language and earn a downloadable certificate.
- Dead Code — a free five-chapter story where the commands you type decide who survives. Play chapter one.
Why typing speed matters for developers
Not because raw WPM makes you a better engineer — it doesn't. It matters because every mistyped bracket interrupts a thought. When syntax flows without friction, your attention stays on the problem instead of the keyboard. That's the whole pitch: train the mechanical part until it disappears.
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Common questions
- Is CodeTrained free?
- Yes. All 185 exercises, the daily league, the story and the typing stats are free with no sign-up. A Pro plan (£1/month) adds cross-device sync.
- Which languages can I practise?
- Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, C#, C++, Go and Rust — each with its own path from beginner to expert.
- Does it work on a phone?
- Yes, CodeTrained is built phone-first. You can practise typing code on any device with a keyboard, on-screen or physical.
- How is this different from a normal typing tutor?
- Normal tutors train English words. CodeTrained trains real code: brackets, operators, indentation and symbols, in exercises that actually run in your browser.