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Search and Replace 0 - 5031 entries

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

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #931 / 1638
  • Number of attempts: 4
Reverse characters in a line - 789 entries

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

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #130 / 269
  • Number of attempts: 8
Change the content of a string - 1711 entries

This docstring is a complete lie. Fix it.

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #64 / 629
  • Number of attempts: 2
Sort and add attributes - 1539 entries

Sort the states and add the attribute country to each record.

  • Best score: 33
  • Best player score: 34
  • Position: #340 / 594
  • Number of attempts: 4
Whitespace, empty lines and tabs - 3879 entries

Convert tabs to spaces, strip empty lines and trailing whitespace.

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #225 / 830
  • Number of attempts: 7
Simple text editing with Vim - 13274 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #933 / 3811
  • Number of attempts: 7
Reformat/Refactor a Golfer Class - 7415 entries

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

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 37
  • Position: #529 / 1825
  • Number of attempts: 3
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