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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33930 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: 29
  • Position: #4744 / 7490
  • Number of attempts: 6
Swap values - 4670 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #402 / 1285
  • Number of attempts: 7
One number per line - 18840 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #1725 / 3893
  • Number of attempts: 7
From argument to object - 1540 entries

This task typifies those programmers endure while coding. This C-family pseudocode needs a function argument to be repurposed as an object call. Simply search and replace? Repeat a pattern of edits?

  • Best score: 17
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #373 / 467
  • Number of attempts: 1
Copy three lines - 2882 entries

If the site is up (by some miracle), make the text under every header identical.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 27
  • Position: #584 / 642
  • Number of attempts: 2
Just the middle - 11555 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #939 / 4234
  • Number of attempts: 3
Vice versa - 7981 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #742 / 2147
  • Number of attempts: 3
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10721 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #2793 / 3704
  • Number of attempts: 1
FunkySayu
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