Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 25725 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: 22
  • Number of attempts: 19
multiple cursor alternative - 1101 entries

from: https://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/6w5pfa/crosspost_from_remacs_how_would_you_do_this_in_vim/

  • Best score: 19
  • Best player score: 21
  • Number of attempts: 9
One number per line - 13415 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 17
  • Number of attempts: 15
Just the middle - 9424 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Number of attempts: 7
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 9607 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 14
  • Number of attempts: 2
Words in parens - 11173 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 14
  • Number of attempts: 11
Vice versa - 6070 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 17
  • Number of attempts: 3
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