Played Challenges
Simple, Practical, and Common - 33236 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: #952 / 7330
- Number of attempts: 12
One number per line - 18559 entries
Just give me the numbers.
- Best score: 14
- Best player score: 14
- Position: #240 / 3830
- Number of attempts: 7
From argument to object - 1450 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: 17
- Position: #15 / 444
- Number of attempts: 7
comment and uncomment code inline - 1042 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: #38 / 307
- Number of attempts: 5
Just the middle - 11318 entries
Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.
- Best score: 7
- Best player score: 7
- Position: #917 / 4152
- Number of attempts: 2
Stairstep digits - 366 entries
Remove the evens. Double the odds.
- Best score: 9
- Best player score: 9
- Position: #20 / 137
- Number of attempts: 2
Simple addition - 303 entries
The right side of the equation is already there. We just need the left one now.
- Best score: 12
- Best player score: 12
- Position: #12 / 113
- Number of attempts: 3
Adam's challenge - 928 entries
Change both normal to bold and 4 by 2. Adam Wathan challenge this on twitter . He did it in 11 keystrokes on Sublime.
- Best score: 18
- Best player score: 19
- Position: #104 / 261
- Number of attempts: 6
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10584 entries
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !
- Best score: 11
- Best player score: 11
- Position: #1139 / 3653
- Number of attempts: 5
Words in parens - 12821 entries
We should all ace this, right?
- Best score: 13
- Best player score: 14
- Position: #782 / 3938
- Number of attempts: 3