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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 4d1a522ea860b7447200010b

Braces or Brackets?

Someone forgot whether to use braces or brackets and you have to clean up their code!

Start file
var some_function = function {arg1, arg2} [
	var some_array = (1, 2, 3, 4, 'foo');
	for {var i in some_array} (
		console.log(some_array, [{1 + (8 / 2)}, 'hello (world)');
	)
];
End file
var some_function = function (arg1, arg2) {
	var some_array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 'foo'];
	for (var i in some_array) {
		console.log(some_array, [(1 + (8 / 2)), 'hello (world)');
	}
};

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1,6c1,6
< var some_function = function {arg1, arg2} [
<       var some_array = (1, 2, 3, 4, 'foo');
<       for {var i in some_array} (
<               console.log(some_array, [{1 + (8 / 2)}, 'hello (world)');
<       )
< ];
---
> var some_function = function (arg1, arg2) {
>       var some_array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 'foo'];
>       for (var i in some_array) {
>               console.log(some_array, [(1 + (8 / 2)), 'hello (world)');
>       }
> };

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#304 - Elizabeth / @allofher

10/11/2025 at 05:08PM

68
#>328 - Elizabeth / @allofher

10/11/2025 at 05:05PM

70
#>330 - Elizabeth / @allofher

10/11/2025 at 05:04PM

72
#>332 - Elizabeth / @allofher

10/11/2025 at 05:03PM

95
#>341 - Elizabeth / @allofher

10/11/2025 at 05:02PM

143
#>345 - Elizabeth / @allofher

10/11/2025 at 04:53PM