Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33385 entries

Simple things we do all the time should be able to be done with very few keystrokes, but sometimes I find something I need to do makes me go, "There MUST be a better way." This challenge is just a simple movement and entering text at a certain place.

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 35
  • Position: #6474 / 7364
  • Number of attempts: 1
One number per line - 18616 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 24
  • Position: #3159 / 3842
  • Number of attempts: 1
Just the middle - 11360 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #2471 / 4164
  • Number of attempts: 5
Vice versa - 7805 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #1795 / 2101
  • Number of attempts: 1
-a-b-c- - 3176 entries

Put hyphens everywhere.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #660 / 1129
  • Number of attempts: 4
Count both ways - 1001 entries

Right AND down.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #333 / 351
  • Number of attempts: 1
Reformat/Refactor a Golfer Class - 6560 entries

A simple case of removing unneeded code and fixing broken indentation.

  • Best score: 32
  • Best player score: 52
  • Position: #1385 / 1616
  • Number of attempts: 1
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