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Played Challenges

Paste a column after a column - 2632 entries

This task is very common while using multi-cursor. What is the elegant vim way ?

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 78
  • Position: #545 / 570
  • Number of attempts: 2
delete swap - 1818 entries

delete all swap

  • Best score: 5
  • Best player score: 5
  • Position: #233 / 567
  • Number of attempts: 3
Inverting Lines - 1932 entries

A simple challenge to invert all lines, except the first.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #476 / 518
  • Number of attempts: 2
Python dataclasses - 1229 entries

Simple challenge to extract fields from a Python class

  • Best score: 19
  • Best player score: 58
  • Position: #297 / 308
  • Number of attempts: 1
citizen_hacks_2019_challenge2 - 202 entries

For the Citizen Hacks 2019 Vim competition.

  • Best score: 6
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #95 / 104
  • Number of attempts: 2
Unsemantic linewrapping - 934 entries

[Inspired by a blog post I read: https://scott.mn/2014/02/21/semantic_linewrapping/. Text adapted.] Sometimes when editing a Markdown file, I wrap the lines semantically. Instead of inserting a newline at 70 columns (or whatever), or making paragraphs one long line, I put in newlines at a point that seems logical to me. This may seem silly, but it produces better diffs. Semantic linewrapping also makes editing snappier. I can delete, edit or insert sentences easily using linewise operations. Code-oriented text editors like Vim and [REDACTED] are really good at this kind of manipulation. Editing text that hasn't been wrapped semantically is a pain, though:

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #179 / 233
  • Number of attempts: 3
Add string initializers to an enum - 892 entries

Change Typescript enum so that it has string initializers.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 206
  • Position: #263 / 263
  • Number of attempts: 1
citizen_hacks_2019_challenge3 - 40 entries

For the Citizen Hacks 2019 Vim competition.

  • Best score: 4
  • Best player score: 4
  • Position: #28 / 37
  • Number of attempts: 1
citizen_hacks_2019_challenge4 - 101 entries

For the Citizen Hacks 2019 Vim competition.

  • Best score: 5
  • Best player score: 5
  • Position: #47 / 67
  • Number of attempts: 2
citizen_hacks_2019_challenge5 - 149 entries

For the Citizen Hacks 2019 Vim competition.

  • Best score: 6
  • Best player score: 6
  • Position: #44 / 78
  • Number of attempts: 2
citizen_hacks_2019_challenge1 - 54 entries

For the Citizen Hacks 2019 Vim competition

  • Best score: 5
  • Best player score: 6
  • Position: #43 / 46
  • Number of attempts: 1
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