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Search and Replace 0 - 5010 entries

Replace every instance of 'aaa' with 'xaaax'.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #1430 / 1632
  • Number of attempts: 1
Python Hello World! Reformatting - 1007 entries

A novice Python using prints Hello World! and a pro shows him different way. Using vim to get into pro style from novice, win the challenge.

  • Best score: 39
  • Best player score: 42
  • Position: #86 / 384
  • Number of attempts: 1
Ruby 1.9 compat - 640 entries

Remember when Ruby supported `when <expr> :`? Well, it doesn't in 1.9, so let's make sure we use `then`, without ruining our lovely new hash syntax!

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #81 / 236
  • Number of attempts: 1
Sorting paragraphs - 552 entries

Order the paragraphs correctly, per prefixed index

  • Best score: 18
  • Best player score: 29
  • Position: #78 / 165
  • Number of attempts: 2
Hatsuyume - 549 entries

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatsuyume

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 31
  • Position: #141 / 190
  • Number of attempts: 1
Context insensitive completion 0 - 590 entries

Buried in the lines you're not supposed to add is the line "Add this line!" Add that line to the top of the file.

  • Best score: 6
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #10 / 249
  • Number of attempts: 3
Context Insensitive completion 1 - 512 entries

Finish writing this simple Python HTTP server.

  • Best score: 18
  • Best player score: 24
  • Position: #207 / 248
  • Number of attempts: 1
Whitespace, empty lines and tabs - 3814 entries

Convert tabs to spaces, strip empty lines and trailing whitespace.

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 36
  • Position: #709 / 820
  • Number of attempts: 2
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