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

hello-world-vimgolf

Simple number generation

Start file

51

End file

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View Diff

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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Created by: @thomasvodrazka Tweet

623 active golfers, 2185 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#541 - Thomas Hiron / @thomashiron

02/20/2023 at 11:00AM

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#542 - 盧小小 / @VegetaLu

04/01/2022 at 05:05PM

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#543 - Vitalii / @Pan_Aeon

10/17/2021 at 03:40PM

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#544 - Aiden Yang / @aidenyangnn

01/17/2022 at 08:16AM

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#545 - Niklas Gustafson / @GustafsonNiklas

02/26/2022 at 08:44PM

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#546 - Leonard Bereska / @LeonardBereska

03/05/2023 at 07:33AM

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#547 - dailybeef / @dailybeef

11/16/2023 at 07:29PM

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#548 - Robert Natkay / @nrob81

11/26/2023 at 04:24PM

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#549 - Yair Frid / @yairfrid_

01/19/2022 at 10:18PM

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#550 - Kaepa69 / @kaepa3

09/08/2023 at 05:33PM

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#551 - p / @Ytg6M

03/25/2022 at 07:42AM

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#552 - ace_of_art_club / @aceofartclub1

01/18/2022 at 02:05PM

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#553 - Soti / @Soti444

04/04/2022 at 07:13PM

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#554 - Even Wei / @evenwei59

03/17/2022 at 07:42AM

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#555 - Il Granfiatore / @M_Klauer

04/05/2022 at 06:09AM

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#556 - xuxin / @xuxinmight

06/20/2022 at 09:05AM

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#557 - Benjamin Verjus / @Tart0f

07/01/2022 at 08:55PM

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#558 - Benjamin / @BenjaminBashar

11/19/2022 at 10:31AM

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#559 - SNURTEL / @snurtel

03/06/2023 at 08:54PM

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#560 - Honza Uhlík / @JanUhlik

09/20/2023 at 10:25AM

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#561 - David Klein / @kleinhorn

10/12/2021 at 10:19PM

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#562 - Patrick Motard / @PatrickMotard

10/13/2021 at 05:19PM

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#563 - Lee Wei / @leewei666

10/16/2021 at 06:09AM

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#564 - Marcin Krajewski / @mkrajewski_

11/25/2021 at 10:10AM

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#565 - Chao Yan / @ch4oy4n

12/05/2021 at 08:08AM

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#566 - ROBOTSTOP / @ROBOTST0P

12/24/2021 at 04:16AM

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#567 - Ju / @Heckrothing

02/12/2022 at 02:14PM

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#568 - Bas / @m1tix

09/23/2022 at 03:33PM

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#569 - Eugene Yalansky / @EugeneYalansky

06/21/2023 at 03:51AM

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#570 - Goose / @Goose_Yang

10/29/2021 at 09:35AM