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Played Challenges

Python dataclasses - 739 entries

Simple challenge to extract fields from a Python class

  • Best score: 19
  • Best player score: 33
  • Position: #156 / 189
  • Number of attempts: 1
RUST Cargo.toml version to last - 277 entries

RUST Cargo.toml version to last. rusty practice on vimgolf

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #56 / 79
  • Number of attempts: 2
citizen_hacks_2019_challenge2 - 183 entries

For the Citizen Hacks 2019 Vim competition.

  • Best score: 6
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #74 / 94
  • Number of attempts: 2
Applying same text modification in several lines - 2779 entries

Remove identical text at the beginning of several lines and the closing parenthesis.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #474 / 823
  • Number of attempts: 2
citizen_hacks_2019_challenge3 - 31 entries

For the Citizen Hacks 2019 Vim competition.

  • Best score: 4
  • Best player score: 4
  • Position: #12 / 28
  • Number of attempts: 1
Box it - 7722 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 27
  • Position: #1088 / 1842
  • Number of attempts: 1
Preferably without multi-cursor plugin - 510 entries

Originally asked as question on reddit by kpthunder: https://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/9fvsro/what_is_the_most_efficient_way_to_go_about/

  • Best score: 30
  • Best player score: 43
  • Position: #110 / 122
  • Number of attempts: 2
citizen_hacks_2019_challenge4 - 77 entries

For the Citizen Hacks 2019 Vim competition.

  • Best score: 5
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #50 / 54
  • Number of attempts: 1
One to Ten - 2119 entries

Generate the sequence of numbers from 1 to 10, one number per line. Inspired by this Reddit thread: https://redd.it/ak4it2

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #577 / 648
  • Number of attempts: 1
Change part of a function name in multiple occurrences - 611 entries

Change the middle part of the function name in multiple places, preferably using the next and dot commands.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #157 / 196
  • Number of attempts: 1
citizen_hacks_2019_challenge5 - 123 entries

For the Citizen Hacks 2019 Vim competition.

  • Best score: 6
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #48 / 66
  • Number of attempts: 1
Increment each number - 958 entries

Increment each number individually by one

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #116 / 237
  • Number of attempts: 2
citizen_hacks_2019_challenge6 - 53 entries

For the Citizen Hacks 2019 Vim competition.

  • Best score: 3
  • Best player score: 3
  • Position: #14 / 43
  • Number of attempts: 1
Join 'em - 236 entries

This shouldn't be too tough

  • Best score: 4
  • Best player score: 5
  • Position: #52 / 140
  • Number of attempts: 1
change parenthesis - 263 entries

change the pair of braces into a pair of parentheses

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #90 / 148
  • Number of attempts: 1
Reorder the groups - 1120 entries

Change the order so that the groups of fruit come before the vegetables.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #206 / 255
  • Number of attempts: 2
Simple format (2) - 321 entries

try again!

  • Best score: 23
  • Best player score: 39
  • Position: #57 / 67
  • Number of attempts: 2
ASCII-art Histogram - 295 entries

Create an ASCCI-art histogram for the given numbers. Make sure not to leave trailing whitespaces. Thanks to VimGolf I recently discovered a feature of Vim thAT blew my mind. I'm curious to see what real ninjas make of it ;-)

  • Best score: 33
  • Best player score: 62
  • Position: #38 / 52
  • Number of attempts: 1
citizen_hacks_2019_challenge1 - 44 entries

For the Citizen Hacks 2019 Vim competition

  • Best score: 5
  • Best player score: 5
  • Position: #9 / 38
  • Number of attempts: 1
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