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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33801 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: 22
  • Position: #1747 / 7459
  • Number of attempts: 8
One number per line - 18811 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #2807 / 3883
  • Number of attempts: 2
Add semicolons - 10905 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #563 / 3079
  • Number of attempts: 4
Box it - 7956 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 130
  • Position: #1882 / 1887
  • Number of attempts: 1
Just the middle - 11523 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #2829 / 4222
  • Number of attempts: 4
One to Ten - 2240 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: 22
  • Position: #599 / 681
  • Number of attempts: 2
I forgot quotes - 16075 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #3349 / 4198
  • Number of attempts: 2
Simple text editing with Vim - 13183 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #580 / 3789
  • Number of attempts: 5
EliTheCoder
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