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Extract argument from function - 2429 entries

The aim is to see if you can do some refactoring very fast.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #427 / 773
  • Number of attempts: 1
Two become one - 739 entries

We have two c arrays and want to make one two dimensional out of it. Can we do that?

  • Best score: 25
  • Best player score: 32
  • Position: #115 / 213
  • Number of attempts: 2
Where should I put the Newline? - 912 entries

Help me put the newline.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #428 / 451
  • Number of attempts: 1
Mess in revision history - 1238 entries

Help Joe clean up what Steve has cobbled.

  • Best score: 17
  • Best player score: 27
  • Position: #165 / 260
  • Number of attempts: 1
Shuffle puzzle - 379 entries

Sort the lines in each indent group, and sort the groups. That's the pattern. Or just move lines around manually to get a better score.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #60 / 109
  • Number of attempts: 3
attr_aligner - 3568 entries

Two attr keywords. Two separate indentations. Align the colons.

  • Best score: 19
  • Best player score: 26
  • Position: #271 / 711
  • Number of attempts: 2
Letter case trickery - 1688 entries

This file is in a downright esoteric format, consisting of hexadecimal numbers, non-hexadecimal keywords, and "Z" indicating end-of-line. Make the hexadecimal numbers lowercase.

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #254 / 526
  • Number of attempts: 1
Words in parens - 13058 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #3079 / 3993
  • Number of attempts: 2
Pairs of numbers - 388 entries

Line 1 represents x, line 2 y-data. Bring the corresponding pairs in the form "[x,y]\n"

  • Best score: 26
  • Best player score: 43
  • Position: #100 / 139
  • Number of attempts: 1
Hole-in-one - 1041 entries

Lets take this golf thing literally.. Drive off the tee into the hole, and of course you don't strike the ball completely clean.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #250 / 308
  • Number of attempts: 1
Let's play some Ivmgolf - 1166 entries

Oops, I spelled that wrong.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #65 / 461
  • Number of attempts: 2
Exchanging Quotes - 878 entries

Sometimes you need to exchange a choice of quotes in some code.

  • Best score: 30
  • Best player score: 36
  • Position: #121 / 234
  • Number of attempts: 3
Append semicolon after expressions - 1088 entries

Some lines need the semicolon, some don't.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #217 / 427
  • Number of attempts: 2
switch variable - 5131 entries

how fast can you switch two variable ?

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1375 / 1766
  • Number of attempts: 1
The Cake is a Lie - 1419 entries

Correct the capitalization of each word

  • Best score: 8
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #365 / 544
  • Number of attempts: 3
Remove Accent off the Letter - 158 entries

Remove all the accent from extremely accented statements.

  • Best score: 37
  • Best player score: 62
  • Position: #27 / 54
  • Number of attempts: 4
Simple text editing with Vim - 13667 entries

Make the pairs of lines match up by making each second line same as first

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1356 / 3914
  • Number of attempts: 2
Reformat/Refactor a Golfer Class - 7723 entries

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

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 41
  • Position: #962 / 1897
  • Number of attempts: 1
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