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quotes inside quotes - 3182 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: #808 / 1085
  • Number of attempts: 2
Words in parens - 12975 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #2081 / 3971
  • Number of attempts: 1
Numbering a List - 1939 entries

Pretty simple, number the list.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #400 / 655
  • Number of attempts: 1
Ruby 1.9 hashes - 1260 entries

Rubyists talk about being cutting edge but how many are using 1.9 in production? Time to convert those verbose 1.8 hashes in to symbolic, succinct 1.9 beauties!

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #161 / 410
  • Number of attempts: 2
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