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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33988 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: #4451 / 7509
  • Number of attempts: 3
One number per line - 18896 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 27
  • Position: #3534 / 3902
  • Number of attempts: 2
Add semicolons - 10955 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 27
  • Position: #2964 / 3098
  • Number of attempts: 2
remove lines containing the word "reader" - 3649 entries

easy stuff

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #971 / 1184
  • Number of attempts: 1
Box it - 8002 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 41
  • Position: #1744 / 1900
  • Number of attempts: 2
Copy three lines - 2911 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #567 / 645
  • Number of attempts: 1
Search and Replace 0 - 5124 entries

Replace every instance of 'aaa' with 'xaaax'.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1065 / 1670
  • Number of attempts: 1
Just the middle - 11613 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #4000 / 4253
  • Number of attempts: 2
Team names - 1860 entries

The team names are misspelled.

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #395 / 595
  • Number of attempts: 1
Todo list specification - 409 entries

The every item on the todo list must be done today. Modify the list to reflect that.

  • Best score: 37
  • Best player score: 41
  • Position: #174 / 185
  • Number of attempts: 1
Python Hello World! Reformatting - 1022 entries

A novice Python using prints Hello World! and a pro shows him different way. Using vim to get into pro style from novice, win the challenge.

  • Best score: 39
  • Best player score: 42
  • Position: #134 / 391
  • Number of attempts: 2
Vice versa - 8014 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #1391 / 2154
  • Number of attempts: 2
Delete to the end of the current line - 867 entries

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

  • Best score: 5
  • Best player score: 6
  • Position: #333 / 417
  • Number of attempts: 2
Reorder the groups - 1199 entries

Change the order so that the groups of fruit come before the vegetables.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 27
  • Position: #230 / 269
  • Number of attempts: 1
I forgot quotes - 16187 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 24
  • Position: #3977 / 4222
  • Number of attempts: 2
-a-b-c- - 3240 entries

Put hyphens everywhere.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #711 / 1146
  • Number of attempts: 3
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10752 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #3429 / 3713
  • Number of attempts: 2
Words in parens - 13034 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #3614 / 3988
  • Number of attempts: 2
switch variable - 5121 entries

how fast can you switch two variable ?

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #967 / 1762
  • Number of attempts: 1
Change the content of a string - 1779 entries

This docstring is a complete lie. Fix it.

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 24
  • Position: #384 / 651
  • Number of attempts: 1
Simple text editing with Vim - 13576 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 28
  • Position: #3477 / 3892
  • Number of attempts: 2
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