I've observed this, myself. All the people I know with RSI issues are touch-typists. I suspect it has to do with pinky extension being a highly unnatural movement. Three fingers and thumb are all I need to type very fast, and I have never experienced anything remotely approaching hand/wrist/finger pain in over two decades of professional software development.
I've observed this, myself. All the people I know with RSI issues are touch-typists. I suspect it has to do with pinky extension being a highly unnatural movement. Three fingers and thumb are all I need to type very fast, and I have never experienced anything remotely approaching hand/wrist/finger pain in over two decades of professional software development.