Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33614 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: #886 / 7418
  • Number of attempts: 8
One number per line - 18725 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #2095 / 3862
  • Number of attempts: 2
Add semicolons - 10851 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #172 / 3063
  • Number of attempts: 8
Box it - 7904 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 28
  • Position: #1232 / 1875
  • Number of attempts: 2
Just the middle - 11454 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #877 / 4197
  • Number of attempts: 3
Fiddle percentages into real numbers - 865 entries

Get rid of the '%' symbols and shift the decimal place. This is the easier version - all the columns line up.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #58 / 291
  • Number of attempts: 6
I forgot quotes - 15980 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #2900 / 4179
  • Number of attempts: 2
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10663 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #1115 / 3683
  • Number of attempts: 5
Words in parens - 12930 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #3770 / 3962
  • Number of attempts: 1
Doug Chan
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