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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33552 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: 30
  • Position: #5130 / 7401
  • Number of attempts: 2
Swap values - 4606 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #884 / 1265
  • Number of attempts: 1
One number per line - 18705 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #2659 / 3855
  • Number of attempts: 2
multiple cursor alternative - 1519 entries

from: https://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/6w5pfa/crosspost_from_remacs_how_would_you_do_this_in_vim/

  • Best score: 19
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #299 / 380
  • Number of attempts: 3
From argument to object - 1503 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: 18
  • Position: #211 / 455
  • Number of attempts: 4
Just the middle - 11418 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #3920 / 4182
  • Number of attempts: 2
Simple addition - 323 entries

The right side of the equation is already there. We just need the left one now.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #67 / 120
  • Number of attempts: 2
Array transposition - 2415 entries

Transpose two arrays into one.

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #260 / 446
  • Number of attempts: 1
I forgot quotes - 15956 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #2919 / 4171
  • Number of attempts: 6
Words in parens - 12918 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #1604 / 3957
  • Number of attempts: 4
Rachel Murray
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