Programming Lessons for GNU Typist

Programming Lessons for GNU Typist is a collection of typing lessons for GNU Typist (gtypist) that help you memorize and reinforce programming language keywords and standard library vocabulary through repetitive and mindful typing practice.

Ideal for beginners who want to internalize syntax while learning to type efficiently.

Contents

Currently included lessons:

• Go reserved words
• Lua reserved words
• (More coming soon: Python, JavaScript, C, etc.)

Each .typ file contains structured lessons that focus on one language at a time.

Requirements

• GNU Typist version 2.9 or later

Usage

1. Clone this repository or download individual .typ files.
2. Run gtypist with your chosen lesson file. For example:

gtypist programming.typ
gtypist go.typ

About the Lessons

• Each lesson repeats key terms to build muscle memory and familiarity.
• Focused lessons: reserved words only.
• Future plans include lessons for:
  • Built-in functions (print, len, type, etc.)
  • Module functions (math.sqrt, os.path.join, etc.)
  • Phrase-style lessons with realistic code-like patterns

Combining Lessons

To generate a unified .typ file containing all available lessons, use the provided combine.sh script:

./combine.sh

This will create a file called programming.typ, which you can run directly:

gtypist programming.typ

The file includes a top-level menu and all included lesson files.

You can also run individual lesson files:

gtypist lua.typ
gtypist go.typ

Roadmap

• Add Python and JavaScript reserved words
• Add standard library vocabulary lessons
• Group by domain (e.g. math, strings, I/O)
• Optional code-style phrase typing (e.g. if x > 0: print("yes"))

Contributing

Contributions are welcome!
Feel free to submit .typ files for other languages, improvements, or corrections.

Please follow the existing lesson structure and keep lesson files simple and educational.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.
Feel free to use, modify, and redistribute.