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Search and Replace 0 - 5031 entries

Replace every instance of 'aaa' with 'xaaax'.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #975 / 1638
  • Number of attempts: 3
Neither Fizz nor Buzz - 257 entries

Not your regular increment macro! The gaps are tricky.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #86 / 104
  • Number of attempts: 2
Where should I put the Newline? - 883 entries

Help me put the newline.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #141 / 438
  • Number of attempts: 2
Words in parens - 12992 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #2589 / 3977
  • Number of attempts: 3
Reverse Simple Deletion - 862 entries

You did the simple deletion, now reverse it.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #309 / 463
  • Number of attempts: 4
Simple text editing with Vim - 13274 entries

Make the pairs of lines match up by making each second line same as first

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #2666 / 3811
  • Number of attempts: 2
Reformat/Refactor a Golfer Class - 7415 entries

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

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 38
  • Position: #646 / 1825
  • Number of attempts: 3
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