amphetype is an open source, python built, typing program that helps improve speed and accuracy.
For reasons why you'd want to do this, check out Coding Horror's "We Are Typists First, Programmers Second" and Steve Yegge's "Programming's Dirtiest Little Secret".
+1 to that. It's one of the most understated "productivity boosters" there is for us developers.
Disagree, completely. Saying what makes a good programmer is how fast they type, is no different than saying what makes a good carpenter is how fast he swings the hammer.
Shelley, he didn't say typing fast makes you a good programmer, he said is boosts productivity.
FWIW, I've been using: http://www.keybr.com/
That's pretty much the way I see it. Didn't mean to imply that typing principally makes a good programmer. But it is an undeniable productivity boost.
Kinda like practicing scales on a guitar to a metronome. It won't determine whether you are good guitar player but it can help.