Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33868 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: 61
  • Position: #7439 / 7475
  • Number of attempts: 1
V to the i - 4830 entries

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

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #1625 / 1903
  • Number of attempts: 1
Just the middle - 11541 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #3387 / 4230
  • Number of attempts: 2
Vice versa - 7974 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 41
  • Position: #2095 / 2146
  • Number of attempts: 1
Collect List - 4317 entries

Convert to comma separated list.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 89
  • Position: #1194 / 1194
  • Number of attempts: 1
I forgot quotes - 16093 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #3149 / 4202
  • Number of attempts: 2
Radoslav Ivanov
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