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HS exam question - 1510 entries

Convert the data to a python dictionary

  • Best score: 47
  • Best player score: 50
  • Position: #58 / 397
  • Number of attempts: 8
Fizzbuzz - 510 entries

type the first 100 lines of the fizzbuzz problem

  • Best score: 45
  • Best player score: 57
  • Position: #33 / 157
  • Number of attempts: 10
Changing around text with citations - 323 entries

Based off of something I saw on reddit

  • Best score: 28
  • Best player score: 40
  • Position: #53 / 89
  • Number of attempts: 3
Poorly indented Python comments - 1190 entries

Fix the alignment of some Python comments as quickly as possible.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 34
  • Position: #118 / 205
  • Number of attempts: 3
Many duplicates - 1259 entries

Quick and easy

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #166 / 415
  • Number of attempts: 1
2 quick changes and a numbered list - 599 entries

The ascii will not be lost, but rather numbered in 4 digit blocks with leading zeros.

  • Best score: 37
  • Best player score: 41
  • Position: #51 / 145
  • Number of attempts: 5
delete swap - 1540 entries

delete all swap

  • Best score: 5
  • Best player score: 5
  • Position: #151 / 483
  • Number of attempts: 1
Generate a very basic Python constructor (fixed) - 1184 entries

Original by @BiddulphCaleb (http://www.vimgolf.com/challenges/6019f1c4642668000cee11e8) - had some extra spaces in output file.

  • Best score: 29
  • Best player score: 40
  • Position: #102 / 249
  • Number of attempts: 5
Fix the shell script! - 2349 entries

Fix the shell script with the fewest keystrokes!

  • Best score: 26
  • Best player score: 26
  • Position: #41 / 543
  • Number of attempts: 5
Java to JavaScript - 257 entries

Let convert some simple Java file to JavaScript!

  • Best score: 59
  • Best player score: 79
  • Position: #30 / 67
  • Number of attempts: 6
Learn to ask for :help - 544 entries

Learn to use the help to reduce your strokes...

  • Best score: 19
  • Best player score: 36
  • Position: #91 / 124
  • Number of attempts: 4
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