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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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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

604 active golfers, 2136 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#211 - Léo / @Leo58369183

08/29/2022 at 07:41AM

10

#212 - SlavWolf / @SlavWolf1

09/03/2022 at 08:42AM

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#213 - 비비빅 / @bibibig80714274

09/03/2022 at 04:25PM

10

#214 - Ssu-Yuan Cheng / @szuyuan

09/11/2022 at 03:18PM

10

#215 - スー / @suesanjp_dev

09/13/2022 at 05:53AM

10

#216 - Janzen / @__Coos

09/13/2022 at 07:17AM

10

#217 - linestopaper / @linestopaper

09/14/2022 at 04:26AM

10

#218 - Andrew Liu / @AndrewL45936893

09/19/2022 at 04:22AM

10

#219 - Alex Lewin / @_AlexLewin

09/19/2022 at 04:55PM

10

#220 - Eivind Jahren / @HaskellElephant

09/19/2022 at 07:32PM

10

#221 - Austin Willliams / @GuitarMusash616

09/21/2022 at 06:11AM

10

#222 - キムラ・OPEL・ユウジ / @kimurayuuji79

09/30/2022 at 03:30AM

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#223 - Karan / @Karan22350073

09/30/2022 at 11:02AM

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#224 - Omar Alawadhi / @OmarAla59544225

10/06/2022 at 09:09PM

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#225 - Bangash💉💉 / @DevotionGeo

10/08/2022 at 06:54AM

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#226 - Vinicius Azevedo Pinheiro / @Viniciu42652081

10/10/2022 at 10:23PM

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#227 - chen chaos / @chenchaos3

10/12/2022 at 04:28AM

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#228 - Topvimgolf Score / @topvimgolfscore

10/12/2022 at 10:20AM

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#229 - Andrii Soldatenko / @a_soldatenko

10/17/2022 at 06:00PM

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#230 - Martin Grumbt / @grumbts

10/23/2022 at 03:02PM

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#231 - Valtteri Tarvus / @Wote21

10/23/2022 at 05:47PM

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#232 - limboste / @limboste

10/28/2022 at 04:20AM

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#233 - Yu SERIZAWA / @upamune

11/11/2022 at 02:33AM

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#234 - Mario Olofo / @mario_olofo

11/21/2022 at 10:00AM

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#235 - Lars Winderling / @kaHaleMaKai

11/28/2022 at 08:02PM

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#236 - qyACvBm9H8 / @QyBm9

12/04/2022 at 01:28AM

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#237 - Dank City / @ddankcity

12/05/2022 at 04:59PM

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#238 - Joshua Philpott / @jphil529

12/11/2022 at 08:27AM

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#239 - yurei / @yurei38667012

12/16/2022 at 01:03PM

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#240 - Takeru Osoegawa / @taktiks2

12/17/2022 at 02:01AM