Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33535 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: 25
  • Position: #3207 / 7397
  • Number of attempts: 5
Swap values - 4600 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #860 / 1264
  • Number of attempts: 1
One number per line - 18705 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #2847 / 3855
  • Number of attempts: 1
Split line with dots - 2144 entries

This line is too long, split it.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #291 / 634
  • Number of attempts: 4
Every other line - 2910 entries

AaAaAaA

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #378 / 703
  • Number of attempts: 3
Copy three lines - 2872 entries

If the site is up (by some miracle), make the text under every header identical.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #402 / 640
  • Number of attempts: 4
Start coding format - 155 entries

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

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #11 / 72
  • Number of attempts: 2
Just the middle - 11417 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #758 / 4181
  • Number of attempts: 2
Vice versa - 7891 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #1267 / 2121
  • Number of attempts: 1
C Reformatting - 690 entries

You may use Visual mode... or not. #uppercase

  • Best score: 30
  • Best player score: 51
  • Position: #92 / 163
  • Number of attempts: 2
lipsum lines - 273 entries

Convert a quoted block of text into strings in a list.

  • Best score: 28
  • Best player score: 39
  • Position: #85 / 94
  • Number of attempts: 1
Collect List - 4298 entries

Convert to comma separated list.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #948 / 1190
  • Number of attempts: 3
I forgot quotes - 15954 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #3180 / 4170
  • Number of attempts: 2
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10654 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #2574 / 3678
  • Number of attempts: 1
Words in parens - 12918 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #2674 / 3957
  • Number of attempts: 2
Chris Cummings
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I tweet about what I'm learning and normal life. I work @eventbrite and love it. - - - - - - - - - Currently Learning About: machine learning best practices.

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