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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33866 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: 22
  • Position: #1625 / 7474
  • Number of attempts: 5
remove lines containing the word "reader" - 3622 entries

easy stuff

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #534 / 1177
  • Number of attempts: 3
One to Ten - 2241 entries

Generate the sequence of numbers from 1 to 10, one number per line. Inspired by this Reddit thread: https://redd.it/ak4it2

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #432 / 682
  • Number of attempts: 2
Delete to the end of the current line - 855 entries

Delete to the end of the current line, but keep the character under the cursor.

  • Best score: 5
  • Best player score: 5
  • Position: #8 / 411
  • Number of attempts: 1
move titles next to url, in quotes - 551 entries

had trouble with something similar

  • Best score: 19
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #74 / 146
  • Number of attempts: 4
Krishnan Ravikumar
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