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Played Challenges

V to the i - 4860 entries

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

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #1613 / 1910
  • Number of attempts: 2
Extract argument from function - 2399 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #708 / 767
  • Number of attempts: 3
Search and Replace 0 - 5115 entries

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

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1018 / 1667
  • Number of attempts: 2
That hyphen - 2624 entries

"vim vi improved"

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #665 / 708
  • Number of attempts: 1
Just the middle - 11590 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #335 / 4246
  • Number of attempts: 6
Vice versa - 8011 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #1157 / 2153
  • Number of attempts: 1
Collect List - 4332 entries

Convert to comma separated list.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #905 / 1196
  • Number of attempts: 1
swap or reverse - 130 entries

Try to swap or reverse the line as needed.

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #28 / 70
  • Number of attempts: 2
Happy TvvO - 438 entries

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

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #97 / 210
  • Number of attempts: 1
I forgot quotes - 16179 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #2490 / 4218
  • Number of attempts: 4
-a-b-c- - 3233 entries

Put hyphens everywhere.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #575 / 1143
  • Number of attempts: 3
Do you demand a shrubbery? - 1185 entries

Use :redir and crush the emacsgolfers.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #144 / 306
  • Number of attempts: 3
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10748 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #3641 / 3711
  • Number of attempts: 1
Words in parens - 13032 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 24
  • Position: #3734 / 3986
  • Number of attempts: 4
Switch function arguments - 2197 entries

How to switch two arguments of a function.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #413 / 679
  • Number of attempts: 4
switch variable - 5114 entries

how fast can you switch two variable ?

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #866 / 1759
  • Number of attempts: 3
Numbering a List - 1942 entries

Pretty simple, number the list.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #549 / 658
  • Number of attempts: 1
Shebangs for all - 2090 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: #363 / 529
  • Number of attempts: 2
Reverse Simple Deletion - 865 entries

You did the simple deletion, now reverse it.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #440 / 464
  • Number of attempts: 1
The Cake is a Lie - 1390 entries

Correct the capitalization of each word

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #207 / 539
  • Number of attempts: 3
Whitespace, empty lines and tabs - 3985 entries

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

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 26
  • Position: #460 / 852
  • Number of attempts: 7
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