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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put [challenge ID]

Played Challenges

One number per line - 18903 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #1628 / 3904
  • Number of attempts: 3
V to the i - 4885 entries

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

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #1187 / 1915
  • Number of attempts: 4
From A to B - 628 entries

Mirror and change this text block

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #116 / 163
  • Number of attempts: 3
VimGolfNight - 604 entries

Based on "The name of the game".

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #227 / 357
  • Number of attempts: 2
Shift down - 238 entries

Number words are back.

  • Best score: 19
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #27 / 72
  • Number of attempts: 6
-a-b-c- - 3242 entries

Put hyphens everywhere.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #601 / 1147
  • Number of attempts: 2
Count both ways - 1053 entries

Right AND down.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #30 / 362
  • Number of attempts: 8
Change name of a variable - 197 entries

Replace the name of the $variable with the fastest move possible. The challenge is having a command that allow you to easily change the variable name even if its indented.

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #94 / 148
  • Number of attempts: 1
Don't know what this is - 2070 entries

Replace contents of brackets with matching number of spaces. Don't ask what the format's supposed to be.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #574 / 596
  • Number of attempts: 2
switch variable - 5128 entries

how fast can you switch two variable ?

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #884 / 1764
  • Number of attempts: 3
Numbering a List - 1969 entries

Pretty simple, number the list.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #271 / 661
  • Number of attempts: 4
Context Insensitive completion 1 - 533 entries

Finish writing this simple Python HTTP server.

  • Best score: 18
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #188 / 252
  • Number of attempts: 1
Reformat most common surnames - 837 entries

Reformat copy-pasted table into a list of the most common surnames

  • Best score: 23
  • Best player score: 29
  • Position: #127 / 239
  • Number of attempts: 3
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