Played Challenges
V to the i - 4743 entries
Input is 99 V's. Output is 100 i's.
- Best score: 7
- Best player score: 7
- Position: #138 / 1878
- Number of attempts: 5
From argument to object - 1474 entries
This task typifies those programmers endure while coding. This C-family pseudocode needs a function argument to be repurposed as an object call. Simply search and replace? Repeat a pattern of edits?
- Best score: 17
- Best player score: 23
- Position: #395 / 450
- Number of attempts: 2
comment and uncomment code inline - 1069 entries
It's very useful to be able to comment out a block of code in a quick edit. And likewise to uncomment the code. This operation often involves multi-line stanzas and even large blocks. With just line-wise navigation and insert mode this would cost you about 4 keystrokes per line. Master this hole of VimGolf and you'll quickly drop your key count in day to day Vim as well.
- Best score: 9
- Best player score: 12
- Position: #231 / 314
- Number of attempts: 3
Just the middle - 11346 entries
Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.
- Best score: 7
- Best player score: 7
- Position: #303 / 4160
- Number of attempts: 11
Stairstep digits - 376 entries
Remove the evens. Double the odds.
- Best score: 9
- Best player score: 13
- Position: #88 / 141
- Number of attempts: 1
Basic renumbering - 5584 entries
Renumbering Basic.
- Best score: 11
- Best player score: 21
- Position: #837 / 1257
- Number of attempts: 1
Cartesian product - 221 entries
{1,2,3,4,5} X {1,2,3,4,5}
- Best score: 24
- Best player score: 157
- Position: #91 / 92
- Number of attempts: 1
Fix the XML - 996 entries
The challenge consists in having a valid xml from an incomplete source.
- Best score: 18
- Best player score: 47
- Position: #277 / 284
- Number of attempts: 1
Happy TvvO - 403 entries
Don’t forget the past, learn from it. Happy New Year.
- Best score: 12
- Best player score: 13
- Position: #160 / 200
- Number of attempts: 2
I forgot quotes - 15922 entries
Oops.
- Best score: 10
- Best player score: 19
- Position: #3393 / 4159
- Number of attempts: 5
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10616 entries
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !
- Best score: 11
- Best player score: 12
- Position: #1942 / 3663
- Number of attempts: 9
Words in parens - 12848 entries
We should all ace this, right?
- Best score: 13
- Best player score: 22
- Position: #3540 / 3943
- Number of attempts: 3
Reformat/Refactor a Golfer Class - 6511 entries
A simple case of removing unneeded code and fixing broken indentation.
- Best score: 32
- Best player score: 82
- Position: #1567 / 1602
- Number of attempts: 2
Ayman Farhat
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