Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Played Challenges

V to the i - 4848 entries

Input is 99 V's. Output is 100 i's.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #222 / 1907
  • Number of attempts: 3
Just the middle - 11572 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #1852 / 4240
  • Number of attempts: 1
Basic renumbering - 5731 entries

Renumbering Basic.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #557 / 1277
  • Number of attempts: 1
Interactive git rebase changing commands - 189 entries

How to change the action of some commits in git rebase dialog.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #70 / 81
  • Number of attempts: 1
Mirror Symmetry - 830 entries

Add backslashes.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #140 / 270
  • Number of attempts: 3
Space out the alphabet - 1686 entries

Put 3 spaces between adjacent letters.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #353 / 451
  • Number of attempts: 1
I forgot quotes - 16176 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1581 / 4216
  • Number of attempts: 2
-a-b-c- - 3229 entries

Put hyphens everywhere.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #100 / 1142
  • Number of attempts: 2
Words in parens - 13024 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #1480 / 3983
  • Number of attempts: 2
David Rogers
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David Rogers wrangles #code for @pendoio, taught for @TheIronYard, builds #community, runs @JEAcademy, hacks #freelance, and gots #kids.

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