HACKER Q&A
📣 russol

How to get rid of the bad habit of using CTRL and S


While coding, I use this combination almost every time I make several changes. Are there any good remedies to get rid of this obsolete habit?


  👤 uberman Accepted Answer ✓
Why do you feel it is a bad habit? Is it because your editor persists recent unsaved changes itself?

I manually save almost anytime I do even a minor context change.


👤 eternityforest
I don't really think it's that obsolete, it's not like it's a lot of cou time or disk wear. The auto save is really good these days in some apps, so I see the point of stopping, but it's also not that great in others.

A bigger issue is accidentally doing it in a web browser. Since when is saving a web page so frequent it needs a shortcut? Savings pages barely works at all on some sites!


👤 seamac3
I feel CTRL S is one of the best computing work habits you could have, even if there is an autosave.

👤 lofaszvanitt
Don't let good habits die out.

👤 navjack27
Have control plus s hard power off your computer every time you hit it

👤 pacifika
Assign the shortcut to beep or some intricate modal