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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33969 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: #2995 / 7502
  • Number of attempts: 5
Swap values - 4701 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #738 / 1290
  • Number of attempts: 3
multiple cursor alternative - 1556 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: 20
  • Position: #145 / 386
  • Number of attempts: 6
From argument to object - 1552 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: 22
  • Position: #404 / 469
  • Number of attempts: 2
Just the middle - 11582 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #1072 / 4243
  • Number of attempts: 2
Team names - 1858 entries

The team names are misspelled.

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #363 / 594
  • Number of attempts: 4
Basic renumbering - 5731 entries

Renumbering Basic.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 24
  • Position: #1142 / 1277
  • Number of attempts: 4
Vice versa - 8011 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #1343 / 2153
  • Number of attempts: 1
Array transposition - 2472 entries

Transpose two arrays into one.

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 26
  • Position: #312 / 458
  • Number of attempts: 5
Collect List - 4332 entries

Convert to comma separated list.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #358 / 1196
  • Number of attempts: 6
I forgot quotes - 16178 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1768 / 4217
  • Number of attempts: 3
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10748 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #2301 / 3711
  • Number of attempts: 1
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