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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 9v006621a9a900000000026b

New teacher

Update the details of the new CS teacher.

Start file

firstname,lastname,age,hair,eyes
rose,jetson,10,brown,brown
rob,thomson,9,ginger,brown
peter,smith,10,brown,blue
mr,walker,50,none,brown

End file

firstname,lastname,age,hair,eyes
rose,jetson,10,brown,brown
rob,thomson,9,ginger,brown
peter,smith,10,brown,blue
mr,kershaw,53,brown,brown

View Diff

5c5
< mr,walker,50,none,brown
---
> mr,kershaw,53,brown,brown

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: @johnkershaw Tweet

306 active golfers, 1465 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#301 - Murphy / @TemplateXu

08/19/2024 at 10:12AM

52

#302 - Arvind Anand / @arvindanand1123

04/30/2024 at 08:44PM

58

#303 - Kushal Singh / @kushalsingh007

04/25/2025 at 04:09PM

74

#304 - shinjongwoo-teamsparta / @shinjongwoo-teamsparta

01/23/2025 at 03:22AM

75

#305 - Kevin / @PursuerKL

04/19/2024 at 10:56AM

146

#306 - Johann Djupvik / @djupvik99

05/03/2024 at 03:00PM