Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33787 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: 23
  • Position: #2461 / 7454
  • Number of attempts: 6
Swap values - 4647 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #806 / 1276
  • Number of attempts: 2
Add semicolons - 10899 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #1828 / 3078
  • Number of attempts: 1
remove lines containing the word "reader" - 3614 entries

easy stuff

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #911 / 1173
  • Number of attempts: 2
Just the middle - 11509 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #260 / 4218
  • Number of attempts: 7
Vice versa - 7968 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #1137 / 2144
  • Number of attempts: 1
One to Ten - 2240 entries

Generate the sequence of numbers from 1 to 10, one number per line. Inspired by this Reddit thread: https://redd.it/ak4it2

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 31
  • Position: #672 / 681
  • Number of attempts: 1
Collect List - 4312 entries

Convert to comma separated list.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #1026 / 1193
  • Number of attempts: 1
camel riding - 793 entries

add a prefix on some camelCase variables

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #83 / 281
  • Number of attempts: 2
readability - 327 entries

Make the code readable by adding some spaces

  • Best score: 18
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #110 / 152
  • Number of attempts: 1
I forgot quotes - 16061 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1561 / 4195
  • Number of attempts: 5
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10699 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #709 / 3695
  • Number of attempts: 6
Tiny column alignment - 61 entries

Align using the four blocks, don't forget to lowercase and have fun!

  • Best score: 33
  • Best player score: 210
  • Position: #23 / 23
  • Number of attempts: 1
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