Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 34012 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: 36
  • Position: #6818 / 7513
  • Number of attempts: 1
One number per line - 18903 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 28
  • Position: #3592 / 3904
  • Number of attempts: 1
remove lines containing the word "reader" - 3652 entries

easy stuff

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #167 / 1185
  • Number of attempts: 8
Box it - 8003 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 40
  • Position: #1730 / 1901
  • Number of attempts: 1
Two pairs of cluster of letters creates word - 773 entries

Clean and group.

  • Best score: 17
  • Best player score: 49
  • Position: #172 / 182
  • Number of attempts: 2
One to Ten - 2258 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: 23
  • Position: #620 / 688
  • Number of attempts: 2
Array transposition - 2481 entries

Transpose two arrays into one.

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 45
  • Position: #424 / 461
  • Number of attempts: 2
Collect List - 4341 entries

Convert to comma separated list.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #1139 / 1200
  • Number of attempts: 2
I forgot quotes - 16237 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #853 / 4224
  • Number of attempts: 11
Words in parens - 13053 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #3335 / 3991
  • Number of attempts: 4
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