Stop Using Mouse/Touchpad For Become A Pro Developer

Yes, It is true. When we only work with the keyboard then we can maintain the speed and consistency. Every tool has the shortcuts for an action. So let’s take a look.

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Hello all, I have been for more than five years in IT and during this time I learned many new things. one important thing that I have noticed is that if you don’t take the help of a mouse/touchpad then you look different from the rest of the developers. let’s have a look at the most common developer tools for common use cases with a keyboard.

• Eclipse

CTRL + I: Corrects indentation.
CTRL + D: Delete row.
ALT + Left/Right Arrow: Move to the last location you edited.
CTRL + SHIFT + F: Formats code.
CTRL + SHIFT + L: Shows you a list of your currently defined shortcut keys.
CTRL+1: It helps for remove the error. (quick fix)
CTRL+E: Shows you a list of all open editors.
CTRL+F8: Move between perspectives. The same as Ctrl+F7.
CTRL + F11: Runs the application.
CTL + N: Open a new type wizard.
CTRL+SHIFT+O: Organize imports.
ALT + Up/Down Arrow: Move the row (or the entire selection) up or down.

• Android Studio

Android Studio Shortcuts: 1

Android Studio Shortcuts 2

• Visual Studio

Ctrl+Shift+N: New window/instance
Ctrl+Shift+W: Close window/instance
Ctrl+,: User Settings
Ctrl+K Ctrl+S: Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl+F: Find
Ctrl+H: Replace
F3 / Shift+F3: Find next/previous
Alt+Enter: Select all occurences of Find match
Ctrl+N: New File
Ctrl+O: Open File…
Ctrl+S: Save
Ctrl+Shift+S: Save As…
Ctrl+F4: Close
Ctrl+K Ctrl+W: Close All
Ctrl+Shift+T: Reopen closed editor

• Notepad

Ctrl +O: Open a previously saved note
Ctrl + S: Save/Save As
Ctrl + N: Open a New Blank Page
Ctrl + P: Open Print
Ctrl + Z: Undo
Ctrl + X: Cut
Ctrl + V: Paste
Ctrl + C: Copy
Ctrl + F: Open Find
Ctrl + H: Open Replace
Ctrl + A: Select All
F5 or Fn + F5: Insert the Date and Time

• XCode

Command + 1: Project Navigator.
Command + O: Show/Hide Navigator Panel.
Command + Option + 0: Show/Hide Utilities Panel
Option + Left-click: Open file in Assistant Editor
Command + Shift + F: Find Search
Control + 6: File Jump
Command + Shift + O: Open Quickly
Control + Command + Up Arrow: Switch between .h and .m files
Command + R: Run the app
Command + Shift + K: Clean the project
Command + B: Build the app
Command + Shift + 0 (Zero): Documentation and reference
Option + Left-click on class or method name: Quick help

That’s it. I hope it will help you improve your knowledge and programming speed. If you like my article then give a second and claps for me.

Thank you for reading.