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Find fix point of cos - 661 entries

Write a function to find the fix point of cos. It is not a good code; It is just to use vim. Inspired by the excellent https://mvanier.livejournal.com/2897.html about the Y combinator.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #24 / 185
  • Number of attempts: 3
Surround the 'z' character with brackets, quotes, and print as formatted string. - 336 entries

Surround the 'z' character with brackets, quotes, and print as formatted string.

  • Best score: 17
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #119 / 176
  • Number of attempts: 2
Paste a column after a column - 1690 entries

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

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #187 / 370
  • Number of attempts: 2
HS exam question - 1277 entries

Convert the data to a python dictionary

  • Best score: 47
  • Best player score: 82
  • Position: #229 / 348
  • Number of attempts: 1
Fizzbuzz - 438 entries

type the first 100 lines of the fizzbuzz problem

  • Best score: 47
  • Best player score: 72
  • Position: #57 / 137
  • Number of attempts: 1
Simple, Practical, and Common - 33240 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: 31
  • Position: #5657 / 7331
  • Number of attempts: 1
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