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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33801 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: #3268 / 7459
  • Number of attempts: 4
Swap values - 4651 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #437 / 1278
  • Number of attempts: 5
One number per line - 18811 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #867 / 3883
  • Number of attempts: 9
From argument to object - 1534 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: #330 / 465
  • Number of attempts: 2
Just the middle - 11523 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #2491 / 4222
  • Number of attempts: 3
Vice versa - 7971 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #1608 / 2145
  • Number of attempts: 1
I forgot quotes - 16075 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #614 / 4198
  • Number of attempts: 7
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10703 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #2234 / 3696
  • Number of attempts: 2
Simple text editing with Vim - 13183 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #498 / 3789
  • Number of attempts: 4
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