Developer Builds Code-Focused Typing Trainer to Fix Slow Speeds on Symbols

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A developer frustrated by slow typing on programming symbols like `=>`, `{}`, and `!==` built Typre, a free, open-source typing practice tool that uses only real code snippets. Unlike conventional typing trainers that rely on prose, Typre offers language-specific pools of actual Go, SQL, React, and Rust code across short, medium, and long run lengths. The tool also includes a punctuation-only drill mode, a shortcut trainer covering 61 VS Code and Vim commands, and standard metrics like WPM, accuracy, and daily streaks. Real-time races, per-language leaderboards, and challenge links are also available, though the developer acknowledges that WPM scores are verified only client-side and the leaderboard should not be treated as authoritative. Built with React 19, TypeScript, and Supabase, the project is live at typre.dev under an MIT licence.

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