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Played Challenges

Just the middle - 11555 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #402 / 4234
  • Number of attempts: 3
Words in parens - 13005 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #3021 / 3979
  • Number of attempts: 3
Minimalist Limerick - 520 entries

Reproduce this lovely poem.

  • Best score: 30
  • Best player score: 40
  • Position: #138 / 174
  • Number of attempts: 6
Printable ASCII characters - 142 entries

From a blank input, print all 95 printing ASCII characters one per line, from space to tilde.

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 47
  • Position: #38 / 44
  • Number of attempts: 1
Add fold markers to a .c file - 690 entries

Fold markers can make it easier to navigate source code. Add them to this .c file.

  • Best score: 30
  • Best player score: 30
  • Position: #38 / 197
  • Number of attempts: 9
Reformat/Refactor a Golfer Class - 7517 entries

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

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 32
  • Position: #129 / 1851
  • Number of attempts: 20
Jonathan Crossley
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iOS and Android dev, amateur mathematician, boardgame and music enthusiast

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