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Played Challenges

Wrap the text of an email message to 79 characters - 859 entries

You're replying to an email with silly long lines. Clean them up.

  • Best score: 5
  • Best player score: 5
  • Position: #42 / 445
  • Number of attempts: 1
Numbering a List - 1942 entries

Pretty simple, number the list.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #422 / 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: 23
  • Position: #459 / 529
  • Number of attempts: 4
Reverse Simple Deletion - 862 entries

You did the simple deletion, now reverse it.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #190 / 463
  • Number of attempts: 2
Increment, increment, increment.... - 703 entries

Vim likes macros

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #193 / 414
  • Number of attempts: 1
Context Insensitive completion 1 - 514 entries

Finish writing this simple Python HTTP server.

  • Best score: 18
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #193 / 249
  • Number of attempts: 2
Change the content of a string - 1766 entries

This docstring is a complete lie. Fix it.

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 27
  • Position: #478 / 648
  • Number of attempts: 1
Sort and add attributes - 1569 entries

Sort the states and add the attribute country to each record.

  • Best score: 33
  • Best player score: 39
  • Position: #539 / 608
  • Number of attempts: 1
Add fold markers to a .c file - 693 entries

Fold markers can make it easier to navigate source code. Add them to this .c file.

  • Best score: 30
  • Best player score: 59
  • Position: #189 / 199
  • Number of attempts: 1
Simple text editing with Vim - 13521 entries

Make the pairs of lines match up by making each second line same as first

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #886 / 3877
  • Number of attempts: 3
Reformat/Refactor a Golfer Class - 7584 entries

A simple case of removing unneeded code and fixing broken indentation.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 48
  • Position: #1376 / 1872
  • Number of attempts: 1
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