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Search and Replace 0 - 5167 entries

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

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #1363 / 1677
  • Number of attempts: 1
Swap assigned value - 696 entries

Simple problem but looking for interesting solutions.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #247 / 264
  • Number of attempts: 2
Words in parens - 13058 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 42
  • Position: #3960 / 3993
  • Number of attempts: 1
Make it more readable - 2041 entries

Insert blank lines to make it more organized and readable

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 31
  • Position: #646 / 659
  • Number of attempts: 2
Simple text editing with Vim - 13667 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #2910 / 3914
  • Number of attempts: 9
Reformat/Refactor a Golfer Class - 7734 entries

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

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 62
  • Position: #1725 / 1898
  • Number of attempts: 1
Eric Kelly
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