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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33649 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: #692 / 7426
  • Number of attempts: 11
One number per line - 18749 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #127 / 3867
  • Number of attempts: 11
Quote modules - 1089 entries

Complete golang import statement.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 27
  • Position: #153 / 282
  • Number of attempts: 5
remove lines containing the word "reader" - 3592 entries

easy stuff

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #618 / 1164
  • Number of attempts: 4
Box it - 7909 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #628 / 1878
  • Number of attempts: 14
From argument to object - 1508 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: 21
  • Position: #372 / 458
  • Number of attempts: 1
Team names - 1836 entries

The team names are misspelled.

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #135 / 588
  • Number of attempts: 11
Stairstep digits - 394 entries

Remove the evens. Double the odds.

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #63 / 145
  • Number of attempts: 4
Array transposition - 2417 entries

Transpose two arrays into one.

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #217 / 448
  • Number of attempts: 2
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