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CaN yOuR ViM dO ThAt? #1

Tsoding's famous "Can your Vim do that?" https://youtu.be/Bafo3hhheHU?si=DfcT4sUEMTSAevnx&t=1091

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void platform_fill_rect(i32 x, i32 y, i32 w, i32 h, u32 color)
{
}

void platform_stroke_rect(i32 x, i32 y, i32 w, i32 h, u32 color)
{
}

void platform_fill_text(i32 x, i32 y, const char *text, u32 size, u32 color, Align align)
{
}

void platform_stroke_line(i32 x1, i32 y1, i32 x2, i32 y2, u32 color)
{
}

void platform_panic(const char *file_path, i32 line, const char *message)
{
}

void platform_log(const char *message)
{
}
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void platform_fill_rect(i32 x, i32 y, i32 w, i32 h, u32 color)
{
    assert(0 && "TODO: platform_fill_rect");
}

void platform_stroke_rect(i32 x, i32 y, i32 w, i32 h, u32 color)
{
    assert(0 && "TODO: platform_stroke_rect");
}

void platform_fill_text(i32 x, i32 y, const char *text, u32 size, u32 color, Align align)
{
    assert(0 && "TODO: platform_fill_text");
}

void platform_stroke_line(i32 x1, i32 y1, i32 x2, i32 y2, u32 color)
{
    assert(0 && "TODO: platform_stroke_line");
}

void platform_panic(const char *file_path, i32 line, const char *message)
{
    assert(0 && "TODO: platform_panic");
}

void platform_log(const char *message)
{
    assert(0 && "TODO: platform_log");
}

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>     assert(0 && "TODO: platform_fill_rect");
6a8
>     assert(0 && "TODO: platform_stroke_rect");
10a13
>     assert(0 && "TODO: platform_fill_text");
14a18
>     assert(0 && "TODO: platform_stroke_line");
18a23
>     assert(0 && "TODO: platform_panic");
22a28
>     assert(0 && "TODO: platform_log");

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#97 Adriano / @AdrianoAla - Score: 83 - 07/28/25 @ 12:35 
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