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From brakets to parens - 851 entries

This is one of the most common problem when you wrap an array for error handling. Vim is useful when you convert foo[i][j][k] into foo(i, j, k) for many times.

  • Best score: 24
  • Best player score: 34
  • Position: #80 / 196
  • Number of attempts: 2
Create json from a .env file - 1485 entries

A simple everyday task.

  • Best score: 39
  • Best player score: 54
  • Position: #129 / 345
  • Number of attempts: 4
Sort and Tag - 664 entries

The goal is to sort these lines alphabetically, assign a unique identifier to each line in the format "[01]", "[02]", etc., and then restore the original order of the lines while preserving the assigned identifiers.

  • Best score: 36
  • Best player score: 142
  • Position: #119 / 138
  • Number of attempts: 1
Changing date formats - 680 entries

Change the date format to Y/M/D.

  • Best score: 37
  • Best player score: 95
  • Position: #124 / 185
  • Number of attempts: 1
YAML to dotenv - 1425 entries

Convert this YAML config file to a .env file.

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 30
  • Position: #199 / 293
  • Number of attempts: 1
Change to ascending order - 484 entries

Change each line of numbers consistently from descending to ascending order.

  • Best score: 17
  • Best player score: 87
  • Position: #90 / 118
  • Number of attempts: 1
Isaac Salzman
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