Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33970 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: 24
  • Position: #2883 / 7503
  • Number of attempts: 11
Swap values - 4703 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #815 / 1291
  • Number of attempts: 4
Just the middle - 11590 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #538 / 4246
  • Number of attempts: 5
underscore_to_camelCase - 187 entries

Pointy haired boss decided we need to switch to camelCase. Let's get this over with.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #3 / 84
  • Number of attempts: 4
Vice versa - 8011 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #703 / 2153
  • Number of attempts: 8
comments galore - 1079 entries

Basic comment reformatting

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #96 / 431
  • Number of attempts: 5
Mirrored text - 199 entries

backward and forward, and long enough to be challenging

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 68
  • Position: #74 / 74
  • Number of attempts: 2
Kyle Holzinger
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