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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 596dd9ca448256000c000011

Array transposition

Transpose two arrays into one.

Start file

[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0]
[a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j]

End file

[1,a,2,b,3,c,4,d,5,e,6,f,7,g,8,h,9,i,0,j]

View Diff

1,2c1
< [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0]
< [a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j]
---
> [1,a,2,b,3,c,4,d,5,e,6,f,7,g,8,h,9,i,0,j]

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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459 active golfers, 2474 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#391 - unclewangshushu / @shuwushu

11/29/2018 at 04:51PM

31

#392 - Jonathan Perret / @jonathanperret

01/28/2019 at 06:23PM

31

#393 - せいほう / @FICSQF

05/23/2020 at 04:51AM

32

#394 - Homer Simp12586 / @simp12586

11/18/2018 at 06:24PM

33

#395 - Sxcy / @SxcyX

11/05/2018 at 04:11PM

33

#396 - vicver09 / @vicver091

11/28/2019 at 02:21PM

34

#397 - matthew / @mdespuits

08/21/2017 at 04:36PM

34

#398 - Chi Jun / @jun13blu

08/28/2018 at 09:24AM

34

#399 - Jimmy Shamas / @Typhode

07/16/2023 at 03:50PM

35

#400 - Mathias Dahlhaus / @mgdahlhaus

08/26/2017 at 11:54AM

35

#401 - ؜ / @h43z

09/30/2017 at 09:24PM

35

#402 - Martin Kauppinen / @MartinKauppinen

08/16/2020 at 12:48PM

35

#403 - Leon Kacowicz / @leonkacowicz

05/14/2025 at 04:28PM

36

#404 - Ruben De Smet / @rubdos

11/08/2017 at 05:54PM

36

#405 - Russell Endicott / @bitester

06/22/2018 at 02:27AM

36

#406 - Laura Skillington / @lauraskills1

12/01/2020 at 10:32PM

37

#407 - Matt Vaughn / @mattttvaughn

07/29/2019 at 03:58PM

37

#408 - Ravi S Sinha / @ambidextrousTx

09/22/2020 at 01:31AM

39

#409 - Bart3k / @Bart3k3

09/17/2018 at 07:56AM

39

#410 - Sébastien Roccaserra / @sroccaserra

01/26/2019 at 01:23AM

39

#411 - Anthony Catterwell / @ACatterwell

03/11/2019 at 12:29AM

39

#412 - shota_ogswr / @shota_ogasawara

11/24/2019 at 03:42PM

41

#413 - Karl Hepler / @oldtimeguitar

07/26/2017 at 03:12PM

41

#414 - Ryan Coopersmith / @RyanCoopersmit1

07/29/2017 at 04:35PM

41

#415 - Ruby Sapphire / @RubySapphire20

12/15/2018 at 03:25AM

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#416 - abhijeet patil / @abhijeetptl5

09/02/2020 at 09:01PM

41

#417 - 蔡徐坤真是爱吃屎 / @Hashub7

01/21/2021 at 06:40AM

42

#418 - i like computers / @like_computers

10/28/2020 at 03:55PM

43

#419 - Alex Elarbee / @elarbee

10/18/2024 at 12:11AM

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#420 - vito / @vito49999722

08/17/2020 at 07:36PM