FAQ

Why should I learn typing or English?

Typewriting, along with reading, writing, math and English, has become one of the most important literacy skills you can acquire and use as a springboard to higher education and to the best job opportunities. The English language has become the lingua franca in IT, science, business, tourism and many other fields. Future trends show us that the importance of the IT sector will grow and with it the demand for highly skilled AI developers, software engineers, web developers and other IT professionals. In short, if you dream of freedom and good job opportunities, you should include typewriting and the English language in your survival kit.

Why do you have woodpecker in logo?

If you have ever heard the woodpecker working in the forest you probably know how familiar it sounds to fast typing. And this is the reason. About somebody with excellent typewriting skills we may say: “He/She types like a woodpecker”.

Do I have to master typewriting if I want to become programmer?

From very beginning no. There are several popular block-based apps to begin with programming/coding. One of the most popular is the scratch.mit.edu. However, block based coding has its limits. As your programming skills will grow, you may wish to jump into real life programming or scripting language. Python, Java, JavaScript, etc. Real coding without typing skills is like skiing without snow. Frustrating and slow. Therefore it is good idea to learn and acquire typing skills in advance.

System requirements

The application is intended for use with a personal computer with a keyboard (Desktop, Laptop, Notebook). It is optimized for Chrome & Edge desktop browsers. This two browsers have the best voices support for Speech Synthesis API. If the voices are not installed on your operating system, they load their own voices when connected to the internet. The Speech Synthesis API is used in English Lessons. The app was tested and works well also with Firefox and Opera. Whichever browser you choose, please use the latest version as older browsers may not support modern functionalities. The app is not optimized for mobile devices. If pronunciation isn’t working, consider switching to Chrome or Edge browser.