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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33930 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: 28
  • Position: #4396 / 7490
  • Number of attempts: 2
One number per line - 18840 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #2745 / 3893
  • Number of attempts: 3
Separate the lines - 191 entries

Every other line is mixed up. Separate them into their original texts.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 29
  • Position: #90 / 95
  • Number of attempts: 1
I forgot quotes - 16127 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #3669 / 4208
  • Number of attempts: 2
quotes inside quotes - 3185 entries

taken from tip 85 of the very good book 'Practical Vim: Edit Text at the Speed of Thought' ! I'd be interested what people use :)

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #927 / 1086
  • Number of attempts: 1
Switch function arguments - 2192 entries

How to switch two arguments of a function.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #586 / 677
  • Number of attempts: 1
Simple text editing with Vim - 13427 entries

Make the pairs of lines match up by making each second line same as first

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 27
  • Position: #3392 / 3849
  • Number of attempts: 1
Reformat/Refactor a Golfer Class - 7517 entries

A simple case of removing unneeded code and fixing broken indentation.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 57
  • Position: #1629 / 1851
  • Number of attempts: 1
Brian Donovan
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