Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Played Challenges

Simple, Practical, and Common - 33866 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: 27
  • Position: #3851 / 7474
  • Number of attempts: 1
Swap values - 4661 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #422 / 1282
  • Number of attempts: 4
One number per line - 18831 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #2883 / 3889
  • Number of attempts: 2
Every other line - 2925 entries

AaAaAaA

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 30
  • Position: #693 / 707
  • Number of attempts: 1
Just the middle - 11541 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #2358 / 4230
  • Number of attempts: 5
Basic renumbering - 5707 entries

Renumbering Basic.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #474 / 1274
  • Number of attempts: 10
Combines all items - 313 entries

For each line that starts with the same number I want to combine its contents

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #94 / 140
  • Number of attempts: 1
Vice versa - 7974 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #1587 / 2146
  • Number of attempts: 1
Order and join - 992 entries

There's something special about the input order.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #182 / 261
  • Number of attempts: 2
Change attribute to getter - 163 entries

Wrap attributes with a getter method.

  • Best score: 24
  • Best player score: 29
  • Position: #53 / 64
  • Number of attempts: 1
Mirror Symmetry - 822 entries

Add backslashes.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #112 / 269
  • Number of attempts: 3
I forgot quotes - 16093 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1688 / 4202
  • Number of attempts: 1
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10713 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #2174 / 3700
  • Number of attempts: 1
Words in parens - 12992 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #2361 / 3977
  • Number of attempts: 1
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