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Convert list of enums to list of localization terms - 105 entries

While making my game Piloteer, I had a large list of TaskTypes and needed to convert them to an equivalent list of localization terms, to be used when translating the game's text into different languages.

  • Best score: 75
  • Best player score: 103
  • Position: #14 / 35
  • Number of attempts: 5
From brakets to parens - 933 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: 25
  • Position: #41 / 216
  • Number of attempts: 14
π - 261 entries

1200 π chars

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #30 / 65
  • Number of attempts: 7
Create json from a .env file - 1523 entries

A simple everyday task.

  • Best score: 39
  • Best player score: 42
  • Position: #63 / 356
  • Number of attempts: 14
Reordering properties - 1162 entries

Arrange the CSS lines for the #topbar selector based on their complete line length, from shortest to longest.

  • Best score: 24
  • Best player score: 135
  • Position: #246 / 272
  • Number of attempts: 2
Sort and Tag - 676 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: 504
  • Position: #138 / 140
  • Number of attempts: 2
Changing date formats - 688 entries

Change the date format to Y/M/D.

  • Best score: 37
  • Best player score: 55
  • Position: #50 / 189
  • Number of attempts: 11
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