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Played Challenges

Make list of numbers from 1 to 30 more compact, but more confusing - 124 entries

Change the naming logic of numbers to end up with less lines.

  • Best score: 74
  • Best player score: 254
  • Position: #40 / 40
  • Number of attempts: 1
Python dataclasses - 1248 entries

Simple challenge to extract fields from a Python class

  • Best score: 19
  • Best player score: 67
  • Position: #305 / 311
  • Number of attempts: 1
Making 3 line function a one liner. - 343 entries

Simple challenge for frequent action while programming.

  • Best score: 4
  • Best player score: 5
  • Position: #188 / 211
  • Number of attempts: 1
Put a cross in the square - 243 entries

Put a cross in the square

  • Best score: 20
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #81 / 93
  • Number of attempts: 1
Extend shell script - 155 entries

Just add some more stuff

  • Best score: 37
  • Best player score: 150
  • Position: #48 / 49
  • Number of attempts: 1
Get mail address from outlook format - 656 entries

Create a mail list space separated of mail list formatted by outlook

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 38
  • Position: #202 / 205
  • Number of attempts: 1
V to the i - 4833 entries

Input is 99 V's. Output is 100 i's.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #1794 / 1904
  • Number of attempts: 1
remove lines containing the word "reader" - 3631 entries

easy stuff

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 28
  • Position: #1166 / 1179
  • Number of attempts: 2
Delete to the end of the current line - 865 entries

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

  • Best score: 5
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #398 / 415
  • Number of attempts: 1
Gray area - 749 entries

It's a golf metaphor or something.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 35
  • Position: #270 / 272
  • Number of attempts: 1
Word frequency alignment - 296 entries

You've got to align the second column, but the spacing is inconvenient and there are nasty tabs in the way. If you're a "real Vim ninja," this could be very quick indeed...

  • Best score: 5
  • Best player score: 43
  • Position: #161 / 163
  • Number of attempts: 1
Alphabet soup - 445 entries

Create a column of all alphabet characters organized in a funky way

  • Best score: 25
  • Best player score: 47
  • Position: #105 / 111
  • Number of attempts: 1
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