Thanks, that really means a lot! 111 WPM with crab technique is seriously impressive 
davejs
davejs
That’s great to hear! Challenging each other works well for that: after a race, “Challenge a friend” gives the other person the exact same text to beat. Let me know how the kids like it, I’m curious what kids think of it
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linusdm
My kid also wants to learn touch typing, but for his age (13) and not being native English, exercises in his mother tongue would be more appealing. Not a feature request, but just thinking out loud 
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davejs
yeah i can see that for kids especially their native tongue would make a lot of sense. What is your mother tongue, Belgium?
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linusdm
I’m in Belgium indeed. I speak Dutch. Multi-language support is a big thing here (Dutch, French and German are the three official languages in our small country, and English spoken by most too).
I think it intertwines with the locale support you already have (I saw you have German already). But if kids are not in your target group, I think English support suits a lot of people already.
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davejs
Your comment got me thinking, and I couldn’t resist: BetterTyping now speaks Dutch.
- The whole site is translated.
- The lessons, timed tests and weak key practice use Dutch words.
- The typing tests, the daily challenge and races use Dutch proverbs (“Na regen komt zonneschijn.” was today’s daily challenge).
- Visitors from Belgium get AZERTY lessons with the right finger guides; the layout can be switched in the profile.
The translation hasn’t been checked by a native speaker yet, so if you and your son give it a try, I’d love to hear what sounds off. And of course whether it actually helps him learn.
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linusdm
