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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 9v0061478032000000000212

hello-world-vimgolf

Simple number generation

Start file

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End file

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1c1,50
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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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623 active golfers, 2185 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#511 - Van / @dangtrivan15

09/25/2022 at 09:05AM

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#512 - g-guy / @guydunigo

01/25/2023 at 12:34PM

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#513 - harish dudi / @harishd91170803

01/26/2023 at 07:34AM

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#514 - glock / @mrgglock

03/14/2023 at 06:29PM

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#515 - Pacific Grove / @frank_green_012

03/31/2023 at 05:55AM

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#516 - Alex J / @rosco9awj

10/25/2021 at 10:00PM

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#517 - Antse / @antse_fr

11/08/2021 at 06:50PM

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#518 - William Voong / @VimGolferZZZ

12/08/2021 at 11:16PM

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#519 - Guillaume leon / @Le_Zappellin

01/21/2022 at 01:13PM

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#520 - mebuh / @mebuh42

03/22/2022 at 08:38PM

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#521 - Milan Gunasekera / @GunasekeraMilan

03/30/2022 at 07:03AM

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#522 - Alan Rezende 🔥 Full Stack Developer / @alanrezende

04/29/2022 at 04:38PM

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#523 - けつ / @ketsumashu

06/26/2022 at 01:15PM

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#524 - Siddharth Murali / @SidTweetsALess

06/27/2022 at 10:35AM

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#525 - ztt / @ztt97852683

11/18/2022 at 07:04AM

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#526 - Vinay Sridhar / @kewllip

03/11/2023 at 05:53PM

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#527 - Alex / @alexbhandariy

06/13/2023 at 05:20PM

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#528 - Srijan Joshi / @gamerboy1214

10/22/2021 at 04:44AM

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#529 - arend-jan oosterveld / @ajoosterveld

10/25/2021 at 08:25AM

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#530 - 호도르 / @Hodoor12

11/19/2021 at 03:53AM

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#531 - Alex Meredith / @alex_meredith

05/06/2022 at 02:23PM

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#532 - Duy nguyễn / @Duycld03

07/27/2023 at 06:39PM

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#533 - Julian Hoch / @julian-hoch

11/21/2023 at 05:28PM

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#534 - Cozy Codeur / @CozyCodeur

10/13/2021 at 07:44AM

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#535 - betstamp / @betstamp

10/22/2021 at 03:14AM

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#536 - rakshith 🦄 / @rakshithbellare

12/26/2021 at 01:48PM

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#537 - Ryan Murphy / @RyanMur92693753

03/12/2022 at 08:33PM

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#538 - Nils Melchert / @NilsMelchert

03/14/2022 at 02:38PM

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#539 - tapio / @gncnaxb

04/17/2022 at 03:23PM

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#540 - Sikander ⚙️⛓ / @sikanderlhote

05/18/2022 at 11:56AM