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Played Challenges

Swap values - 4661 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #478 / 1282
  • Number of attempts: 4
Swap values inside brackets - 2523 entries

Easy challenge.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #178 / 587
  • Number of attempts: 9
V to the i - 4830 entries

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

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #1363 / 1903
  • 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 - 3944 entries

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

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #243 / 894
  • Number of attempts: 8
Box it - 7962 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 53
  • Position: #1798 / 1891
  • Number of attempts: 1
Cool or not? - 842 entries

abc trying to be cool or not...

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #84 / 233
  • 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 - 137 entries

Change the specific 0 to a 1.

  • Best score: 8
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #61 / 78
  • Number of attempts: 1
Just the middle - 11541 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #2814 / 4230
  • 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: #457 / 682
  • Number of attempts: 3
Change part of a function name in multiple occurrences - 672 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: #100 / 210
  • 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: #98 / 411
  • Number of attempts: 4
I forgot quotes - 16093 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 49
  • Position: #4190 / 4202
  • Number of attempts: 1
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