10 Essential Keyboard Shortcuts For Programmers

As a programmer we spend most of our day in front of a computer, and the majority of that time is spent in our favorite editor/IDE. Because of this, it is crucial that we are as efficient as possible in our editor of choice. This is where keyboard shortcuts come in. Knowing the proper keyboard shortcuts for each situation will save you time and make programming more enjoyable. In this video I will be going over the 10 most commonly used keyboard shortcuts that every programmer should know.

If you feel I missed any shortcuts please let me know down in the comments below.

Keyboard Shortcuts Article: https://blog.webdevsimplified.com/2020-08/10-best-keyboard-shortcuts

[0:00] - Introduction 01. [01:45] - (Ctrl + C) Copy/(Ctrl + X) Cut/(Ctrl + V) Paste Whole Lines 02. [02:44] - (Ctrl + /) Toggle Comment on Highlighted Lines 03. [03:29] - (Ctrl + P) Open File Within Project By Name 04. [04:00] - (Ctrl + F) Find In File, (Ctrl + Shift + F) Find In Project 05. [04:51] - (Tab) Indent Highlighted Lines, (Shift + Tab) Unindent Highlighted Lines 06. [05:20] - (Ctrl + N) Create New File 07. [05:36] - (Ctrl + Enter) Create New Line Below Current Line Independent of Cursor Position 08. [06:10] - (Ctrl + Left/Right Arrow) Move Cursor Whole Words At A Time 09. [06:45] - (Shift + Left/Right Arrow) Highlight Characters With Arrow Keys 10. [07:04] - (Ctrl + S) Save File, (Ctrl + A) Select All, (Ctrl + Z) Undo, (Ctrl + Shift + Z)/(Ctrl + Y) Redo 08:47 - Recap of all Shortcuts

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