Played Challenges
Simple, Practical, and Common - 33483 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: #4686 / 7384
- Number of attempts: 4
Swap values - 4554 entries
Well, swap the values...
- Best score: 11
- Best player score: 13
- Position: #583 / 1259
- Number of attempts: 4
One number per line - 18673 entries
Just give me the numbers.
- Best score: 14
- Best player score: 17
- Position: #1143 / 3852
- Number of attempts: 8
Split line with dots - 2131 entries
This line is too long, split it.
- Best score: 15
- Best player score: 21
- Position: #420 / 633
- Number of attempts: 1
From argument to object - 1481 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: 24
- Position: #411 / 453
- Number of attempts: 2
Search and Replace 0 - 4853 entries
Replace every instance of 'aaa' with 'xaaax'.
- Best score: 12
- Best player score: 16
- Position: #1200 / 1605
- Number of attempts: 3
comment and uncomment code inline - 1074 entries
It's very useful to be able to comment out a block of code in a quick edit. And likewise to uncomment the code. This operation often involves multi-line stanzas and even large blocks. With just line-wise navigation and insert mode this would cost you about 4 keystrokes per line. Master this hole of VimGolf and you'll quickly drop your key count in day to day Vim as well.
- Best score: 9
- Best player score: 9
- Position: #39 / 316
- Number of attempts: 6
Just the middle - 11380 entries
Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.
- Best score: 7
- Best player score: 7
- Position: #919 / 4174
- Number of attempts: 6
Vice versa - 7865 entries
Little role switching.
- Best score: 12
- Best player score: 17
- Position: #1560 / 2114
- Number of attempts: 2
Paragraph breaks - 509 entries
Swap the blank lines and the aaa lines.
- Best score: 10
- Best player score: 18
- Position: #161 / 166
- Number of attempts: 2
I forgot quotes - 15946 entries
Oops.
- Best score: 10
- Best player score: 15
- Position: #2175 / 4166
- Number of attempts: 3
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10652 entries
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !
- Best score: 11
- Best player score: 12
- Position: #2198 / 3677
- Number of attempts: 4
quotes inside quotes - 3128 entries
taken from tip 85 of the very good book 'Practical Vim: Edit Text at the Speed of Thought' ! I'd be interested what people use :)
- Best score: 14
- Best player score: 22
- Position: #1027 / 1073
- Number of attempts: 1
Meriadec Pillet
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JS. C. UNIX. Command line monk. Vim priest. I like mountains. JS Dev @mailjet