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Pick a challenge, fire up Vim, and show us what you got.

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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 4d1df910de2f897c2a0003c0

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Convert the first paragraph to be even less readable.

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quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo
consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse
cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.  Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non
proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam,
quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo
consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse
cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.  Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non
proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

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Yberz vcfhz qbybe fvg nzrg, pbafrpgrghe zntan nyvdhn. Hg ravz nq zvavz iravnz,
dhvf abfgehq rkrepvgngvba hyynzpb ynobevf avfv hg nyvdhvc rk rn pbzzbqb
pbafrdhng. Qhvf nhgr veher qbybe va erceruraqrevg va ibyhcgngr iryvg rffr
pvyyhz qbyber rh shtvng ahyyn cnevnghe.  Rkprcgrhe fvag bppnrpng phcvqngng aba
cebvqrag, fhag va phycn dhv bssvpvn qrfrehag zbyyvg navz vq rfg ynobehz.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam,
quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo
consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse
cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.  Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non
proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

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> dhvf abfgehq rkrepvgngvba hyynzpb ynobevf avfv hg nyvdhvc rk rn pbzzbqb
> pbafrdhng. Qhvf nhgr veher qbybe va erceruraqrevg va ibyhcgngr iryvg rffr
> pvyyhz qbyber rh shtvng ahyyn cnevnghe.  Rkprcgrhe fvag bppnrpng phcvqngng aba
> cebvqrag, fhag va phycn dhv bssvpvn qrfrehag zbyyvg navz vq rfg ynobehz.

Solutions

The best way to learn is to practice. Below, you will find some of the solutions other golfers have entered. To unlock higher ranked solutions, submit your own entry which does as well or better than the solutions you can currently see - climb the ladder!

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Created by: @jamesconroyfinn Tweet

146 active golfers, 204 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#1 - Balkoth / @_Balkoth_

12/31/2010 at 06:30PM

5

#2 - Lee Jarvis / @lee_jarvis

12/31/2010 at 06:33PM

5

#3 - Tim Chase / @gumnos

12/31/2010 at 06:43PM

5

#4 - Josh Weinberg / @jcweinberg

12/31/2010 at 06:53PM

5

#5 - Juan C. Muller / @juancmuller

12/31/2010 at 06:55PM

5

#6 - Henrik Nyh / @henrik

12/31/2010 at 07:01PM

5

#7 - Alain Gilbert / @alain_gilbert

12/31/2010 at 07:03PM

5

#8 - Behnam Esfahbod / @zwnj

12/31/2010 at 07:16PM

5

#9 - Leeward Bound / @leewardbound

12/31/2010 at 07:30PM

5

#10 - Steve Morrow / @yawmark

12/31/2010 at 08:04PM

5

#11 - Jordan Lewis / @JordanALewis

12/31/2010 at 08:40PM

5

#12 - larsd / @larsd

12/31/2010 at 09:00PM

5

#13 - clint tseng / @cxlt

12/31/2010 at 09:03PM

5

#14 - Bill Odom / @billodom

12/31/2010 at 10:35PM

5

#15 - Vincent Isambart / @vincentisambart

12/31/2010 at 11:00PM

5

#16 - Kyle Willmon / @kylewillmon

12/31/2010 at 11:27PM

5

#17 - Joel Taylor / @joelteon_

01/01/2011 at 01:03AM

5

#18 - Wei Dai / @clvv42

01/01/2011 at 01:23AM

5

#19 - TD Mackey / @tdmackey

01/01/2011 at 01:46AM

5

#20 - Matthew Draper / @_matthewd

01/01/2011 at 02:44AM

5

#21 - Ujjwol Lamichhane / @Ujjwol

01/01/2011 at 02:49AM

5

#22 - Lee Marlow / @lmarlow

01/01/2011 at 04:10AM

5

#23 - Asmund / @herrasbe

01/01/2011 at 07:15AM

5

#24 - Brad / @bjjwillis

01/01/2011 at 11:05AM

5

#25 - Martin Hauser / @grummel

01/01/2011 at 02:46PM

5

#26 - Stephan Weller / @stephan_weller

01/01/2011 at 04:33PM

5

#27 - Ben Brown / @benofbrown

01/01/2011 at 06:52PM

5

#28 - n / @kivran

01/01/2011 at 07:28PM

5

#29 - Rune Botten / @runeb

01/01/2011 at 07:44PM

5

#30 - Aurélien Delahaye / @alkove

01/02/2011 at 12:13AM