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Played Challenges

Search and Replace 0 - 5167 entries

Replace every instance of 'aaa' with 'xaaax'.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #1190 / 1677
  • Number of attempts: 1
Python Hello World! Reformatting - 1057 entries

A novice Python using prints Hello World! and a pro shows him different way. Using vim to get into pro style from novice, win the challenge.

  • Best score: 39
  • Best player score: 45
  • Position: #292 / 402
  • Number of attempts: 2
Sort the cardinal numbers - 330 entries

Maybe a simple challenge.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #95 / 152
  • Number of attempts: 1
Line Zipper - 481 entries

Zip/pair related lines.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #140 / 218
  • Number of attempts: 2
Alphabetize the directory - 331 entries

Put the contacts and their information in alphabetical order.

  • Best score: 30
  • Best player score: 37
  • Position: #60 / 104
  • Number of attempts: 1
Case preserving word replacement - 477 entries

Half way through my project, my people turned into dogs. Now I have to change everything in my source.

  • Best score: 19
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #138 / 186
  • Number of attempts: 1
The holy-grail may help - 408 entries

Can you find it in less than 20 strokes, Arthur?

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #98 / 222
  • Number of attempts: 1
A Simple One - 1094 entries

Here is a very simple one - just to illustrate/introduce a vim feature that some people seem to miss...

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #225 / 682
  • Number of attempts: 1
Another Mixed-Up Haiku - 280 entries

VimGolf ... a perfect evening?

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 28
  • Position: #67 / 92
  • Number of attempts: 2
Turn this csv list into queries - 278 entries

Transform each line of this csv file into a MySQL-ready INSERT query.

  • Best score: 98
  • Best player score: 123
  • Position: #53 / 104
  • Number of attempts: 1
The Cake is a Lie - 1419 entries

Correct the capitalization of each word

  • Best score: 8
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #341 / 544
  • Number of attempts: 2
Reverse characters in a line - 847 entries

You have everything you need, just not in the right order. Mastermind would give you 26 white pegs.

  • Best score: 8
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #42 / 284
  • Number of attempts: 1
PEP8 Python Wrapping Comments and Code - 251 entries

According to PEP8, long flowy text and code should have different max line lengths. Code: 79 characters max Long flowy text: 72 characters max

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 26
  • Position: #32 / 75
  • Number of attempts: 4
Simple text editing with Vim - 13667 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #940 / 3914
  • Number of attempts: 5
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