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Letters are numbers

Letters and numbers are interchangeable. A lot of programming languages give you simple ways to convert individual letters to hex, binary and decimal but does Vim?

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Letters can also be numbers. Not sure how it works but it does

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761011161161011141153299971103297108115111329810132110117109981011141154632781111163211511711410132104111119321051163211911111410711532981171163210511632100111101115

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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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:s!.!\=char2nr(submatch(0))!g|x<CR>

:s/./\=char2nr(submatch(0))/g<CR>ZZ

:s/./\=char2nr(submatch(0))/g<CR>ZZ

:s/./\=char2nr(submatch(0))/g<CR>ZZ

:s/./\=char2nr(submatch(0))/g<CR>ZZ

:s/./\=char2nr(submatch(0))/g<CR>ZZ

:s/./\=char2nr(submatch(0))/g<NL>ZZ

:%s/./\=char2nr(submatch(0))/g<CR>ZZ

:%s/./\=char2nr(submatch(0))/g<CR>:wq<CR>

:%!perl -ne'map{print ord}split""'<CR>$xxZZ

C761011161161011141153299971103297108115111329810132110117109981011141154632781111163211511711410132104111119321051163211911111410711532981171163210511632100111101115<Esc>ZZ

Created by: @jamesconroyfinn Tweet

52 active golfers, 94 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#1 - Federico Galassi / @federicogalassi

01/17/2011 at 02:18PM

23

#2 - Urtica dioica / @udioica

08/12/2012 at 12:41AM

23

#3 - Conner McDaniel / @connermcd

09/24/2012 at 05:02PM

26

#4 - Douglas Stockwell / @dstockwell

12/31/2010 at 11:38AM

26

#5 - Alain Gilbert / @alain_gilbert

12/31/2010 at 12:32PM

26

#6 - Behnam Esfahbod / @zwnj

12/31/2010 at 12:59PM

26

#7 - eolo999 / @eolo999

12/31/2010 at 02:45PM

26

#8 - Wei Dai / @clvv42

12/31/2010 at 05:28PM

26

#9 - dominique pellé / @vimgolfisto

01/03/2011 at 01:14AM

26

#10 - Corey Purcell / @coreypurcell

01/03/2011 at 06:15AM

26

#11 - Benoît Ryder / @benoitryder

01/03/2011 at 02:56PM

26

#12 - Ujjwol Lamichhane / @Ujjwol

01/06/2011 at 06:24AM

26

#13 - drio / @drio

01/10/2011 at 05:17AM

26

#14 - Oleg Roshupkin / @jjjahson

01/20/2011 at 05:43AM

26

#15 - xhtmlforum / @xhtmlforum

01/24/2011 at 02:21PM

26

#16 - h_east (DDD ready) / @h_east

01/29/2011 at 07:46PM

26

#17 - vg / @vimgolfer

02/27/2011 at 01:16PM

26

#18 - Justin Love / @wondible

07/14/2011 at 09:24AM

26

#19 - Hu Junfeng / @hujunfeng

07/22/2011 at 01:33AM

26

#20 - Dave / @zzdave13

07/26/2011 at 12:09PM

26

#21 - Tim Tsu / @vimgolfpunk

08/29/2011 at 07:57AM

26

#22 - Trevor Powell / @DoomedBunnies

11/30/2011 at 09:39PM

26

#23 - You-Siang Lin / @yslinnctu

12/02/2011 at 03:25AM

26

#24 - Christopher Brew / @Seph1rothVII

01/19/2012 at 01:07PM

28

#25 - Francisco Dibar / @frandibar

01/12/2011 at 06:42AM

28

#26 - Kerson Hsiao / @KersonHsiao

07/23/2012 at 05:41AM

28

#27 - M8R eonxi21 / @eonxi21

05/20/2013 at 07:08PM

30

#28 - Aurélien Delahaye / @alkove

01/01/2011 at 04:03PM

31

#29 - Kyle Willmon / @kylewillmon

01/03/2011 at 09:17AM

31

#30 - Emeric Dupont / @stucule

08/23/2011 at 07:38AM

32

#31 - Thedward the Edward / @thedward

12/31/2010 at 08:20AM

32

#32 - Utkarsh Kukreti / @utkarshkukreti

12/31/2010 at 08:32AM

32

#33 - Fitz / @Fitzface

12/31/2010 at 08:35AM

32

#34 - matthewd / @_matthewd

12/31/2010 at 09:03AM

32

#35 - Peter Anselmo / @peter_anselmo

12/31/2010 at 10:05AM

32

#36 - Tim Chase / @gumnos

12/31/2010 at 10:45AM

32

#37 - Israel Chauca F. / @Raimondi

12/31/2010 at 11:58AM

32

#38 - David / @ddddddddavid

12/31/2010 at 12:45PM

32

#39 - Bill Odom / @billodom

12/31/2010 at 02:19PM

32

#40 - Vincent Isambart / @vincentisambart

12/31/2010 at 02:54PM

32

#41 - Stephan Weller / @stephan_weller

01/01/2011 at 09:30AM

32

#42 - Pete Johns / @johnsyweb

01/01/2011 at 11:13PM

32

#43 - Mattiassich Ákos / @mattiassicha

01/08/2011 at 01:32AM

32

#44 - aaaa3331 / @aaaa3331

01/08/2011 at 02:33PM

32

#45 - Dragan Cvetinovic / @kawkafi

06/18/2011 at 02:23AM

32

#46 - Xavier Nayrac / @lkdjiin

12/30/2011 at 07:39AM

32

#47 - Dj Vimgolf / @dj_vimgolf

01/14/2012 at 10:34AM

32

#48 - Renat Aksitov / @Korvin79

03/08/2012 at 05:49PM

33

#49 - Rod Cloutier / @RodCloutier

12/31/2010 at 08:15AM

35

#50 - Hung Huu Hoang / @hungh3

01/01/2011 at 11:26PM

40

#51 - kmymtksh / @kmymtksh

12/31/2010 at 09:24AM

169

#52 - 無ん垢の叫び / @john_ababa

02/23/2012 at 10:15PM