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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: 31
  • Position: #5669 / 7459
  • Number of attempts: 1
One number per line - 18811 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #3079 / 3883
  • Number of attempts: 1
Applying same text modification in several lines - 2910 entries

Remove identical text at the beginning of several lines and the closing parenthesis.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #656 / 861
  • Number of attempts: 1
Add semicolons - 10905 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #2435 / 3079
  • Number of attempts: 1
Just the middle - 11523 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #3869 / 4222
  • Number of attempts: 2
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: 13
  • Position: #390 / 681
  • Number of attempts: 2
Line under headers - 2072 entries

Put a line under each header, and remove the other markdown formatting.

  • Best score: 24
  • Best player score: 34
  • Position: #362 / 510
  • Number of attempts: 1
I forgot quotes - 16075 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #3368 / 4198
  • Number of attempts: 1
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10703 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #2854 / 3696
  • Number of attempts: 1
Words in parens - 12980 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #1777 / 3972
  • Number of attempts: 1
David
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