40WPM is fine, and far beyond actual hunt and peck.
But I have encountered one IT professional (not a programmer) who despite being in the industry for 20+ years, could only manage about 15WPM, if that. His style seemed to include legitimate hunting for the next key, and only two fingers.
At that speed it was starting to become problematic: It was painfully slow to watch him do anything or help him with a problem.
Not an absolute deal breaker, as long as such a person is good at their job and is efficient with what they type (taking advantage of copy/pasting or scripting), it's workable.
But I have encountered one IT professional (not a programmer) who despite being in the industry for 20+ years, could only manage about 15WPM, if that. His style seemed to include legitimate hunting for the next key, and only two fingers.
At that speed it was starting to become problematic: It was painfully slow to watch him do anything or help him with a problem.
Not an absolute deal breaker, as long as such a person is good at their job and is efficient with what they type (taking advantage of copy/pasting or scripting), it's workable.