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Simple, Practical, and Common - 34021 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: 34
  • Position: #6397 / 7517
  • Number of attempts: 1
One number per line - 18903 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #3338 / 3904
  • Number of attempts: 1
From argument to object - 1566 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: #47 / 471
  • Number of attempts: 1
Todo list specification - 420 entries

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

  • Best score: 37
  • Best player score: 37
  • Position: #47 / 187
  • Number of attempts: 2
For all cases. - 180 entries

In this case... change it! :) Watch the line.

  • Best score: 8
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #47 / 111
  • Number of attempts: 1
Hidden Message - 104 entries

Find the hidden message and replace all other characters with spaces.

  • Best score: 33
  • Best player score: 33
  • Position: #5 / 32
  • Number of attempts: 1
Array transposition - 2481 entries

Transpose two arrays into one.

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 35
  • Position: #401 / 461
  • Number of attempts: 1
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