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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33982 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: 25
  • Position: #3390 / 7508
  • Number of attempts: 7
Swap values - 4703 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #961 / 1291
  • Number of attempts: 3
Add semicolons - 10951 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #249 / 3096
  • Number of attempts: 2
remove lines containing the word "reader" - 3646 entries

easy stuff

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #302 / 1183
  • Number of attempts: 5
One to Ten - 2249 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: 12
  • Position: #190 / 687
  • Number of attempts: 2
Array transposition - 2474 entries

Transpose two arrays into one.

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #299 / 459
  • Number of attempts: 3
I forgot quotes - 16185 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #2339 / 4221
  • Number of attempts: 6
Words in parens - 13033 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #3007 / 3987
  • Number of attempts: 5
switch variable - 5120 entries

how fast can you switch two variable ?

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #1248 / 1761
  • Number of attempts: 3
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: 22
  • Position: #3113 / 3892
  • Number of attempts: 1
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