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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 9v0060943bdb000000000203

Migrated to Postgres!

Celebration completion of this project. https://github.com/igrigorik/vimgolf/pull/322

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Vimgolf runs on MongoDB.

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Vimgolf now runs on Postgres! 🎉

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--- input.txt	2021-05-06 11:53:14.248777627 -0700
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-Vimgolf runs on MongoDB.
+Vimgolf now runs on Postgres! 🎉

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!

Check out these helpful resources to improve your Vim skills... Game on.

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Created by: @filbranden Tweet

126 active golfers, 323 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#1 - Filipe Brandenburger / @filbranden

05/14/2021 at 06:36PM

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#2 - Miłosz Łakomy / @foobar01123

05/17/2021 at 09:35AM

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#3 - grosa / @_grosa_

06/10/2021 at 04:09AM

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#4 - Keshav Chakravarthy / @kaashev

06/27/2021 at 06:33AM

26

#5 - e1mnos / @e1mnos

08/11/2021 at 09:34PM

26

#6 - Trần Chí Thiện / @tecix

08/19/2021 at 12:08PM

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#7 - Roman Privalov / @RomanPrivalov

09/03/2021 at 03:15PM

26

#8 - $HA-|| / @s_k0731

11/29/2021 at 03:49PM

26

#9 - Andey / @AndyonZ

12/28/2021 at 03:43AM

26

#10 - Brett Bender / @brttbndr

06/12/2022 at 12:47AM

26

#11 - Topvimgolf Score / @topvimgolfscore

10/15/2022 at 05:03PM

26

#12 - Peppa Pig / @PeppaPi95550250

07/02/2024 at 04:56AM

27

#13 - Saki Gw / @Sakigw

05/07/2021 at 04:25AM

27

#14 - Smylers / @Smylers2

05/07/2021 at 06:30AM

27

#15 - Jon Krause / @jkrause314

05/07/2021 at 11:43PM

27

#16 - Pedro Medeiros / @DeSpeDro

05/08/2021 at 04:41PM

27

#17 - m397 / @m39752809546

05/12/2021 at 11:29AM

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#18 - John Braxler / @braxler

05/14/2021 at 01:41PM

27

#19 - Dylan / @helloasdff

05/14/2021 at 04:32PM

27

#20 - MagazinePosh / @mercadoposh

05/15/2021 at 03:25AM

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#21 - Peter Salvi / @salvipeter

05/20/2021 at 08:08PM

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#22 - Hugh / @haquaman

05/26/2021 at 09:12PM

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#23 - Kyle / @Kyle98675198

05/30/2021 at 03:31AM

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#24 - George Sanewashington / @sekolyn

06/08/2021 at 08:55AM

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#25 - neil / @im_needle

06/20/2021 at 11:36AM

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#26 - models / @zornificator

06/23/2021 at 11:20AM

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#27 - Liu ko / @liukonst

07/05/2021 at 08:01PM

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#28 - bitquence / @_bitquence

06/05/2022 at 12:21AM

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#29 - Eric Link / @elink_tx

07/03/2022 at 02:47AM

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#30 - Jonathan Gin / @jonathangin52

09/30/2022 at 04:35AM