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Simple, Practical, and Common - 34033 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: 22
  • Position: #673 / 7519
  • Number of attempts: 9
One number per line - 18909 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #2080 / 3906
  • Number of attempts: 7
V to the i - 4887 entries

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

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #420 / 1916
  • Number of attempts: 3
Split line with dots - 2175 entries

This line is too long, split it.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #207 / 639
  • Number of attempts: 9
Every other line - 2951 entries

AaAaAaA

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #127 / 712
  • Number of attempts: 4
Extract argument from function - 2429 entries

The aim is to see if you can do some refactoring very fast.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #643 / 773
  • Number of attempts: 1
Start coding format - 168 entries

I used to start coding with following format: int main(){ -(cursor here) }

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #12 / 76
  • Number of attempts: 2
Just the middle - 11630 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #746 / 4261
  • Number of attempts: 4
Basic renumbering - 5737 entries

Renumbering Basic.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #685 / 1281
  • Number of attempts: 6
Paragraph breaks - 550 entries

Swap the blank lines and the aaa lines.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #69 / 172
  • Number of attempts: 4
Collect List - 4342 entries

Convert to comma separated list.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #255 / 1200
  • Number of attempts: 6
camel riding - 817 entries

add a prefix on some camelCase variables

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #132 / 285
  • Number of attempts: 3
I forgot quotes - 16240 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #2904 / 4226
  • Number of attempts: 3
learn vim in short time - 248 entries

so happy to learn vim.because vim is awesome

  • Best score: 8
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #90 / 168
  • Number of attempts: 1
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10758 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #2809 / 3717
  • Number of attempts: 2
Letter case trickery - 1688 entries

This file is in a downright esoteric format, consisting of hexadecimal numbers, non-hexadecimal keywords, and "Z" indicating end-of-line. Make the hexadecimal numbers lowercase.

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #449 / 526
  • Number of attempts: 1
Vertical Limit - 2641 entries

transform a succession of one word lines to a an array of strings

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 27
  • Position: #566 / 780
  • Number of attempts: 1
Increment, increment, increment.... - 710 entries

Vim likes macros

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #342 / 418
  • Number of attempts: 1
Simple text editing with Vim - 13667 entries

Make the pairs of lines match up by making each second line same as first

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1604 / 3914
  • Number of attempts: 7
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