Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33787 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: 23
  • Position: #2668 / 7454
  • Number of attempts: 11
One number per line - 18797 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #1887 / 3879
  • Number of attempts: 3
Applying same text modification in several lines - 2907 entries

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

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #649 / 860
  • Number of attempts: 3
Box it - 7954 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 29
  • Position: #1307 / 1886
  • Number of attempts: 4
Just the middle - 11509 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #1238 / 4218
  • 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: 12
  • Position: #115 / 681
  • Number of attempts: 4
Reformat/Refactor a Golfer Class - 7252 entries

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

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 47
  • Position: #1264 / 1790
  • Number of attempts: 5
Gar Morley
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Reader, runner and rubyist. I make my living turning red code green. Trying to be more Ferris.

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