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HS exam question - 1599 entries

Convert the data to a python dictionary

  • Best score: 47
  • Best player score: 90
  • Position: #308 / 419
  • Number of attempts: 1
Many duplicates - 1465 entries

Quick and easy

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #358 / 478
  • Number of attempts: 2
delete swap - 1818 entries

delete all swap

  • Best score: 5
  • Best player score: 5
  • Position: #144 / 567
  • Number of attempts: 6
Put a newline after every 10 lines in vim - 1668 entries

Goal is to put a newline after every 10 lines in vim.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #372 / 561
  • Number of attempts: 2
Simple text editing with Vim - 13274 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 40
  • Position: #3641 / 3811
  • Number of attempts: 1
Reformat/Refactor a Golfer Class - 7415 entries

A simple case of removing unneeded code and fixing broken indentation.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 68
  • Position: #1717 / 1825
  • Number of attempts: 1
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