Faster code editors, ep06 - Eye tracking

Why is speed important, and could eye tracking help us navigate code with more flow? In this video we first try moving the caret with our eyes, then we try zooming into a call graph. The latter is an interactive prototype which you can play with at https://emilprogviz.com/call-graph-nav/ and please give feedback! Links mentioned in the video: https://www.computerenhance.com/p/welcome-to-the-performance-aware - Casey Muratori's payed Performance-Aware Programming course https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEMXAbCVnmY4JbNByvpgEzWsLRKVaF_pk - Some free videos by Casey https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dansav.vs-eye-tracking - Visual Studio 2019 extension to navigate code with a Tobii eye tracker As a programmer with 25 years of professional experience, I've always wished for better text editors, compilers, integrated development environments, version control systems, build systems, and so on. This video series presents a vision for future tools. Playlist with all episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4idJHFfKXwOz8bc6eOun-QzSzkj6Aj_y

Channel: Emil's Programming VizGenerated by halstonDuration: 15mPublished Oct 08, 2025
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0:00 Revolutionizing Coding: Speed and Intuitive Interaction
2:02 Unpacking the Real Bottleneck: Human Interaction Speed
3:28 The Cursor Conundrum: A Daily Coding Challenge
4:51 Eye Tracking: The Future of Lightning-Fast Coding Input
5:04 Real-World Test: Eye Tracking in Visual Studio
7:08 Precision Perfected: Smarter Eye Tracking Algorithms
8:03 Beyond Cursor Control: Tackling Large Codebase Navigation
10:28 Code Unveiled: The Power of Interactive Zooming
11:04 Prototype in Action: Visualizing Code Structure with Zoom
11:44 Seamless Control: Eye Tracking & Mouse for Code Graph Navigation
14:30 The Future of Coding: Unleashing New Possibilities

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