Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Played Challenges

Many duplicates - 1350 entries

Quick and easy

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #349 / 440
  • Number of attempts: 1
simple replacements - 1710 entries

The goal is to see the replacement commands in action.

  • Best score: 19
  • Best player score: 26
  • Position: #273 / 378
  • Number of attempts: 3
Making 3 line function a one liner. - 312 entries

Simple challenge for frequent action while programming.

  • Best score: 4
  • Best player score: 4
  • Position: #136 / 200
  • Number of attempts: 1
Modernise code - 1368 entries

Modernise and clean up some C++ code.

  • Best score: 34
  • Best player score: 51
  • Position: #230 / 316
  • Number of attempts: 4
A simple change - 444 entries

Just change the numbers in the most efficient way ...

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #174 / 190
  • Number of attempts: 3
Chucking wood - 111 entries

An exercise in compressing repetitive text. For this challenge, any entry that uses keys outside the main row (such as arrow keys, Home, End, Delete, etc.) will be removed. (Esc is OK, though you should be using C-[ anyway.)

  • Best score: 51
  • Best player score: 74
  • Position: #44 / 47
  • Number of attempts: 1
Let's play some Ivmgolf - 1096 entries

Oops, I spelled that wrong.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #409 / 442
  • Number of attempts: 2
Increment, increment, increment.... - 668 entries

Vim likes macros

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #59 / 404
  • Number of attempts: 2
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