shortcutting.xyz is a fun typing & editing game built for in-line editing pratice. It features 3 engaging modes, a detailed results page, a global leaderboard, and public user profiles.
- target mode, where you are given a block of text and tasked to match the text to a target sample
- drill mode, where you are prompted to navigate text in a specific manner
- coding mode, which is target mode but with coding syntax and IDE typing behavior
- vim mode (coming soon, i'm learning rn)
demo_shortcutting_2.mp4
- a test consists of of run with multiple parts
- for target based modes, the final state of a given part must match the target state
- for drill mode, the final state must match the instruction given
- once states match, the test advances to the next part
- when a test is completed, results cleanly display your time and personal records
- desktop based web app with a custom editable surface and native editing behavior preserved, utilizing Next.js, React, TypeScript
- pure game logic is in
src/domain/(generation, validation, diffing, timing, results) - local first design that enables tracked guest play with future account import (
ResultLoggerabstraction) - challenges are deterministic through seeded generation
if you like the game please feel free to fork this repository and make a pull request for any changes or improvements that you add!
this project was inspired by monkeytype, I love using their site for typing practice, so naturally, once I decided I wnated to improve my keyboard maneuvering skills, I decided to build this.
get on the leaderboard now!
MIT