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Played Challenges

Swap values - 4667 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #478 / 1284
  • Number of attempts: 4
Swap values inside brackets - 2539 entries

Easy challenge.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #179 / 590
  • Number of attempts: 9
V to the i - 4833 entries

Input is 99 V's. Output is 100 i's.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #1364 / 1904
  • Number of attempts: 3
Split line with dots - 2156 entries

This line is too long, split it.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #231 / 636
  • Number of attempts: 6
Com(m)a Trouble - 3968 entries

Someone was real stupid when placing his commas. Can you fix it?

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #246 / 901
  • Number of attempts: 8
Box it - 7987 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 53
  • Position: #1802 / 1895
  • Number of attempts: 1
Cool or not? - 852 entries

abc trying to be cool or not...

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #85 / 234
  • Number of attempts: 6
Copy three lines - 2882 entries

If the site is up (by some miracle), make the text under every header identical.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #505 / 642
  • Number of attempts: 3
Flip the bit - 140 entries

Change the specific 0 to a 1.

  • Best score: 8
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #62 / 79
  • Number of attempts: 1
Just the middle - 11555 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #2816 / 4234
  • Number of attempts: 3
One to Ten - 2243 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: #458 / 683
  • Number of attempts: 3
Change part of a function name in multiple occurrences - 679 entries

Change the middle part of the function name in multiple places, preferably using the next and dot commands.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #101 / 211
  • Number of attempts: 2
Delete to the end of the current line - 865 entries

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

  • Best score: 5
  • Best player score: 5
  • Position: #98 / 415
  • Number of attempts: 4
I forgot quotes - 16127 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 49
  • Position: #4196 / 4208
  • Number of attempts: 1
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