Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put [challenge ID]

Played Challenges

VimGolfNight - 538 entries

Based on "The name of the game".

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #46 / 344
  • Number of attempts: 2
Letter case trickery - 1598 entries

This file is in a downright esoteric format, consisting of hexadecimal numbers, non-hexadecimal keywords, and "Z" indicating end-of-line. Make the hexadecimal numbers lowercase.

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #449 / 514
  • Number of attempts: 1
quotes inside quotes - 3128 entries

taken from tip 85 of the very good book 'Practical Vim: Edit Text at the Speed of Thought' ! I'd be interested what people use :)

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #712 / 1073
  • Number of attempts: 1
SFD-ROC: The Quick Brown Fox - 175 entries

Someone has vandalized our text (again). Please fix to read: The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog.

  • Best score: 24
  • Best player score: 28
  • Position: #55 / 104
  • Number of attempts: 1
The name of the game - 654 entries

End up with the name of the game.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #51 / 359
  • Number of attempts: 3
SFD-ROC: vimvimvim - 1594 entries

Oh no, this line is longer than 80 chars... put each 'vim' on a new line.

  • Best score: 8
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #294 / 443
  • Number of attempts: 1
SFD-ROC: Pipe Dreams - 102 entries

Move the pipes so they match the output.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #24 / 46
  • Number of attempts: 1
Reverse and double space - 498 entries

Reverse the order of the given lines and double space everything

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #97 / 197
  • Number of attempts: 3
switch variable - 5045 entries

how fast can you switch two variable ?

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #731 / 1742
  • Number of attempts: 1
Remember FizzBuzz? - 686 entries

Output FizzBuzz to 100. Start with nothing.

  • Best score: 39
  • Best player score: 59
  • Position: #101 / 184
  • Number of attempts: 1
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Python developer and lover of all things Vim in the greater DC area.

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