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In English, the average word length is 5 characters. If you can type 60 WPM that means you're typing on average at least 300 characters per minute or at least 5 characters per second (at least because this is not counting the needed whitespace and punctuation). That makes it technically possible for a moderately capable typist to pull off 7000 lines in a day using your numbers. Pair that with IDEs and autocomplete and it becomes much more feasible, if you have a solid understanding of the objective for your code.


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