Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33910 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: 28
  • Position: #4125 / 7486
  • Number of attempts: 2
Swap values - 4667 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #658 / 1284
  • Number of attempts: 2
Just the middle - 11551 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #2135 / 4233
  • Number of attempts: 2
Vice versa - 7974 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #1519 / 2146
  • Number of attempts: 2
I forgot quotes - 16114 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #2154 / 4207
  • Number of attempts: 1
Change the content of a string - 1736 entries

This docstring is a complete lie. Fix it.

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 26
  • Position: #454 / 635
  • Number of attempts: 1
Nathan Brown
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Source code writer, book thinker, vim user. I do creative work for @annalect and I lend a hand at @C4QNYC.

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