Typing Test

Project intro

When the typing app on his school's lab PCs started glitching, teacher Alexander Benesch skipped the IT ticket queue and did what teachers rarely get to do: he built his own. In a single evening, he vibecoded a clean, lightweight typing test application designed specifically for his students' assessment needs — and hosted it open-access on his blog so anyone can use it instantly on any device, free of distraction, ads, or institutional bureaucracy. Typing Test is deliberately simple: a focused speed-and-accuracy test with two default practice texts, the option to upload your own .txt files, and a printable statistics report when the test finishes — handy for classroom assessments. It runs entirely in the browser, so there is nothing to install on lab PCs. Note: the app's interface is currently available in German only. The author says a language selector may come later — 'no promises'. The workflow is simple enough to follow regardless. A textbook example of vibe coding solving a real, immediate problem: one evening, one teacher, zero IT tickets.