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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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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

722 active golfers, 2523 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#661 - Chao Yan / @ch4oy4n

12/05/2021 at 08:08AM

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#662 - ROBOTSTOP / @ROBOTST0P

12/24/2021 at 04:16AM

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#663 - Ju / @Heckrothing

02/12/2022 at 02:14PM

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#664 - Bas / @m1tix

09/23/2022 at 03:33PM

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#665 - Eugene Yalansky / @EugeneYalansky

06/21/2023 at 03:51AM

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#666 - FruityNinjaa / @FruityNinjaa

04/29/2024 at 06:02PM

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#667 - Goose / @Goose_Yang

10/29/2021 at 09:35AM

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#668 - dog / @coldplayingsong

10/27/2021 at 02:28PM

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#669 - Joshua Meyer / @joshengineer9

01/26/2022 at 03:47AM

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#670 - FrolPaderin / @FPaderin

02/05/2022 at 09:16PM

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#671 - potatol33t / @potatol33t

08/03/2022 at 08:29PM

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#672 - Neil Kanakia / @neilkanakia

10/28/2022 at 03:17PM

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#673 - Alexandre Daoud / @AlexandreDaoud

06/10/2023 at 06:08AM

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#674 - 한상우 / @rightpair24

09/11/2023 at 12:21PM

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#675 - jet 🦇🔊 / @JetJadeja

11/18/2021 at 06:12PM

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#676 - xtncl / @xtncl

06/10/2022 at 08:50PM

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#677 - Ali Aslan / @AliAsla95742367

10/12/2021 at 03:06AM

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#678 - Regina Liu / @reginaliu20

01/28/2022 at 08:38AM

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#679 - oleg / @oleg12573505

01/29/2022 at 02:28PM

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#680 - anonymouse / @anonymo65837183

04/07/2022 at 03:43AM

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#681 - Dave Baskind / @davebaskind

10/28/2022 at 09:01AM

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#682 - Ekko / @Ekkowhispers

06/18/2023 at 01:41PM

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#683 - Sarah Jones / @SarahJo03185595

03/24/2023 at 10:43AM

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#684 - TobSick / @TobSick

06/02/2024 at 05:44AM

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#685 - cody diamond / @codyldiamond

12/14/2021 at 04:22AM

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#686 - PlasTec / @PlasTec_

03/12/2023 at 03:28PM

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#687 - thePilot / @thePilo02466023

10/27/2022 at 03:14PM

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#688 - emilio / @emilioemmanueI

02/04/2022 at 01:26PM

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#689 - dan murphy / @__dmurphy__

10/15/2021 at 01:43AM

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#690 - 김세훈 / @gimse_

06/06/2022 at 03:35PM