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Played Challenges

V to the i - 4830 entries

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

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #1608 / 1903
  • Number of attempts: 2
Extract argument from function - 2376 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #700 / 759
  • Number of attempts: 3
Search and Replace 0 - 5027 entries

Replace every instance of 'aaa' with 'xaaax'.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1005 / 1637
  • Number of attempts: 2
That hyphen - 2602 entries

"vim vi improved"

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #662 / 704
  • Number of attempts: 1
Just the middle - 11541 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #335 / 4230
  • Number of attempts: 6
Vice versa - 7974 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #1153 / 2146
  • Number of attempts: 1
Collect List - 4317 entries

Convert to comma separated list.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #903 / 1194
  • Number of attempts: 1
swap or reverse - 126 entries

Try to swap or reverse the line as needed.

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #28 / 69
  • Number of attempts: 2
Happy TvvO - 427 entries

Don’t forget the past, learn from it. Happy New Year.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #97 / 206
  • Number of attempts: 1
I forgot quotes - 16093 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #2480 / 4202
  • Number of attempts: 4
-a-b-c- - 3225 entries

Put hyphens everywhere.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #573 / 1140
  • Number of attempts: 3
Do you demand a shrubbery? - 1164 entries

Use :redir and crush the emacsgolfers.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #143 / 301
  • Number of attempts: 3
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10713 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #3631 / 3700
  • Number of attempts: 1
Words in parens - 12992 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 24
  • Position: #3725 / 3977
  • Number of attempts: 4
Switch function arguments - 2182 entries

How to switch two arguments of a function.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #410 / 674
  • Number of attempts: 4
switch variable - 5094 entries

how fast can you switch two variable ?

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #863 / 1754
  • Number of attempts: 3
Numbering a List - 1940 entries

Pretty simple, number the list.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #547 / 656
  • Number of attempts: 1
Shebangs for all - 2049 entries

We've all seen or used a shebang once or twice. Ditch the specific paths and leave just a dynamic Ruby and Python bath behind.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #360 / 523
  • Number of attempts: 2
Reverse Simple Deletion - 862 entries

You did the simple deletion, now reverse it.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #439 / 463
  • Number of attempts: 1
The Cake is a Lie - 1386 entries

Correct the capitalization of each word

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #207 / 537
  • Number of attempts: 3
Whitespace, empty lines and tabs - 3852 entries

Convert tabs to spaces, strip empty lines and trailing whitespace.

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 26
  • Position: #445 / 829
  • Number of attempts: 7
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