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$ gem install vimgolf
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$ vimgolf put 50b746da523acc0002000018

Checkerboard case pattern

All the squares are white. Make some of them black. But only the right ones.

Start file
aaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaa
End file
aAaAaAaA
AaAaAaAa
aAaAaAaA
AaAaAaAa
aAaAaAaA
AaAaAaAa
aAaAaAaA
AaAaAaAa

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1,8c1,8
< aaaaaaaa
< aaaaaaaa
< aaaaaaaa
< aaaaaaaa
< aaaaaaaa
< aaaaaaaa
< aaaaaaaa
< aaaaaaaa
---
> aAaAaAaA
> AaAaAaAa
> aAaAaAaA
> AaAaAaAa
> aAaAaAaA
> AaAaAaAa
> aAaAaAaA
> AaAaAaAa

Solutions by @Jmeyering:

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Created by: @udioica

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Solutions by @Jmeyering:
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#13 - Jared Meyering / @Jmeyering

02/28/2014 at 10:25PM

17
#>25 - Jared Meyering / @Jmeyering

02/28/2014 at 10:17PM

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#>38 - Jared Meyering / @Jmeyering

02/28/2014 at 10:05PM