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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: 24
  • Position: #2957 / 7474
  • Number of attempts: 2
Swap values - 4661 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #585 / 1282
  • Number of attempts: 1
One number per line - 18831 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #1728 / 3889
  • Number of attempts: 2
V to the i - 4830 entries

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

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #1253 / 1903
  • Number of attempts: 1
Split line with dots - 2156 entries

This line is too long, split it.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #120 / 636
  • Number of attempts: 4
From argument to object - 1536 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: 20
  • Position: #327 / 466
  • Number of attempts: 1
Every other line - 2925 entries

AaAaAaA

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #398 / 707
  • Number of attempts: 2
Just the middle - 11541 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #2485 / 4230
  • Number of attempts: 1
Todo list specification - 405 entries

The every item on the todo list must be done today. Modify the list to reflect that.

  • Best score: 37
  • Best player score: 39
  • Position: #127 / 183
  • Number of attempts: 1
Basic renumbering - 5707 entries

Renumbering Basic.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #484 / 1274
  • Number of attempts: 2
Vice versa - 7974 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #783 / 2146
  • Number of attempts: 5
Collect List - 4317 entries

Convert to comma separated list.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #577 / 1194
  • Number of attempts: 1
I forgot quotes - 16093 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #2203 / 4202
  • Number of attempts: 2
-a-b-c- - 3225 entries

Put hyphens everywhere.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #835 / 1140
  • Number of attempts: 1
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10713 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #2226 / 3700
  • Number of attempts: 1
Words in parens - 12992 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #2390 / 3977
  • Number of attempts: 1
Simple text editing with Vim - 13266 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #2559 / 3811
  • Number of attempts: 1
Reformat/Refactor a Golfer Class - 7399 entries

A simple case of removing unneeded code and fixing broken indentation.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 42
  • Position: #1025 / 1825
  • Number of attempts: 2
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