VimGolf - real Vim ninjas count every keystroke!

Reverse and count

Someone typed things upside down and now a Vim ninja needs to reverse the lines and count how many there are.

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Sixth line
Fifth line
Fourth line
Third line
Second line
First line

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1. First line
2. Second line
3. Third line
4. Fourth line
5. Fifth line
6. Sixth line

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1,6c1,6
< Sixth line
< Fifth line
< Fourth line
< Third line
< Second line
< First line
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> 1. First line
> 2. Second line
> 3. Third line
> 4. Fourth line
> 5. Fifth line
> 6. Sixth line

Solutions

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#105 davidnorth / @davidnorth - Score: 33 - 01/01/11 @ 19:07

:g/./m0<CR>qqI<C-R>=line('.')<CR>. <Esc>jq5@qZZ

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#106 Jens-Chr. Fischer / @jcfischer - Score: 33 - 01/03/11 @ 02:40

:g/./m0<CR>qqI<C-R>=line('.')<CR>. <Esc>jq5@qZZ

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#107 aaaa3331 / @aaaa3331 - Score: 33 - 01/03/11 @ 13:48

:%s!^!\=7-line(".").". "!|sort<CR>ZZ

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#108 David Duponchel / @dduponchel - Score: 33 - 01/08/11 @ 11:07

<C-V>GI6. <Esc>jr5jr4jr3jr2jr1Vgg:sort<CR>ZZ

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#109 Stephan Weller / @stephan_weller - Score: 33 - 01/10/11 @ 13:16

:g/./m0<CR>qqI<C-R>=line('.')<CR>. <Esc>jq5@qZZ

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#110 drio / @drio - Score: 33 - 01/11/11 @ 05:32

<C-V>GI6. <Esc>jr5jr4jr3jr2jr1Vgg:sort<CR>ZZ

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#111 Andrey A. Ugolnik / @andreyugolnik - Score: 33 - 01/19/11 @ 11:46

:%s!^!\=7-line(".").". "!|sort<CR>ZZ

@andreyugolnik: Not mine solution. Even more i can't understund how this works.

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#112 William Dunand / @wdunand - Score: 33 - 11/28/11 @ 00:34

:g/./m0<CR>:%s/^/\=line(".").". "<CR>ZZ

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#113 Al / @96258 - Score: 33 - 12/14/11 @ 08:31

:g/^/m0<NL>qqI<C-R>=line(".")<NL>. <Esc>jq5@qZZ

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#114 Xavier Nayrac / @lkdjiin - Score: 33 - 12/30/11 @ 07:46

:g/./m0<CR>qaI<C-R>=line('.')<CR>. <Esc>jq5@aZZ

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#115 akira_simpson / @akira_simpson - Score: 33 - 01/31/12 @ 10:18

<C-V>GI6. <Esc>jr5jr4jr3jr2jr1Vgg:sort<CR>ZZ

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#116 Dan Huang / @yuzeh - Score: 33 - 02/15/12 @ 16:10

<C-V>GI6. <Esc>jr5jr4jr3jr2jr1Vgg:sort<CR>ZZ

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#117 Tom Duijf / @tomduijf - Score: 34 - 02/12/11 @ 10:02

<C-V>GI6. <Esc><Down>R5<Down><Left>4<Down><Left>3<Down><Left>2<Down><Left>1<Esc>Vgg:sort<CR>ZZ

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#118 Raul Brito / @raulbrito - Score: 34 - 06/16/11 @ 02:30

<C-V>GI6. <Esc>jr5jr4jr3jr2jr1<C-V>gg<End>:sort<CR>ZZ

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#119 Joe Hassick / @jhassick - Score: 36 - 12/31/10 @ 10:22

:g/^/m0<CR>i1. <Esc>qav^yjP^<C-A>q4@a<C-V>kkkA. <Esc>ZZ

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#120 Nicolas Friedli / @NicolasFriedli - Score: 36 - 10/28/12 @ 12:11

i6<Down><Left><Up><Esc>u<C-V>GI6. <Esc>jr5jr4jr3jr2jr1:sor<CR>ZZ

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#121 woodspock / @woodspock - Score: 37 - 12/31/10 @ 10:48

ddGpggdd<k4>jPggdd<k3>jpuPggddjpkddkPZZ

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#122 Solomon White / @rubysolo - Score: 38 - 01/02/11 @ 16:14

:%s/^/\=7-line(".")." <BS>. "/<CR>:%!sort<CR>ZZ

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#123 Joel Taylor / @otte_rs - Score: 39 - 12/31/10 @ 15:42

:g/^/m0<CR>:^<BS>%s/^/l<BS>\=line"<BS>(".").". "<CR>ZZ

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#124 Antoine Hérault / @Herzult - Score: 39 - 01/03/11 @ 14:14

<C-V>jjjjjjjjjI1. <Esc>r6jr5jr4jr3jr2:%sort<CR>:x<CR>

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#125 solsTiCe d'Hiver / @solstice_dhiver - Score: 40 - 01/01/11 @ 13:11

:sort! /.*/<CR><C-V><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down>I1. <Esc><Down>r2jr3jr4jr5jr6ZZ

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#126 Toto l'haricot / @nico_le_terribl - Score: 43 - 01/09/11 @ 10:58

I6. <Esc><Down>.<Down>.<Down>.<Up><Down><Down>.<Down>.05<C-X><Up>4<C-X><Up>3<C-X><Up>2.<Up>.r5:sor nu|x<CR>

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#127 David E Smith / @david3smith - Score: 45 - 12/31/10 @ 11:28

:g/%/<BS><BS>^/m0<CR>:%s/^/\=line(.<BS>'.').'. '<CR>ZZ

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#128 Joshua Flanagan / @jflanagan - Score: 46 - 12/31/10 @ 16:01

:g/^/m0<CR>i1. <Esc>j^i2. <Esc>j^.^<C-A>j.i4. <Esc>j^.^<C-A>j.i6. <Esc>ZZ

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#129 libicocco / @libicocco - Score: 50 - 12/31/10 @ 11:08

:%s/^/1. <CR>Vkkdr4ggr6Pr3ddr2pjddggPjjjddr5pjdd4GPZZ

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#130 Jan B. / @bracki - Score: 55 - 01/03/11 @ 08:52

:g/./m0<CR><C-V><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down>I1. <Esc>j<C-A>j<C-A><C-A>j<C-A><C-A><C-A>j<C-A><C-A><C-A><C-A>j<C-A><C-A><C-A><C-A><C-A><Esc>:x<CR>

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#131 neleai / @enlaei - Score: 78 - 12/31/10 @ 13:49

dd<Down><Down><Down><Down>p<Up>dd<Up><Up><Up><Up>pdd<Home><Up>p<Up>dd<Down><Down><Down>p<Up>dd<Up><Up><Up>p<Down>ddp<Up><Up><Up><Up>i1. <Down><Home>2. <Down><Home>3. <Down><Home>4. <Down><Home>5.,<BS> <Down><Home>6. <Esc>:wq<CR>

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Created by: @jamesconroyfinn Tweet

131 active golfers, 358 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

#1 - dominique pellé / @vimgolfisto

01/01/2011 at 02:25PM

#2 - Leeward Bound / @leewardbound

01/01/2011 at 05:04PM

#3 - Kyle Willmon / @kylewillmon

01/03/2011 at 09:02AM

#4 - derp derp / @derp__

01/03/2011 at 04:31PM

#5 - Ujjwol Lamichhane / @Ujjwol

01/06/2011 at 06:25AM

#6 - Pasha Klets / @p01nt

03/19/2011 at 02:12AM

#7 - You-Siang Lin / @yslinnctu

12/02/2011 at 03:51AM

#8 - Pei-Lun Lee / @ypcatw

01/08/2012 at 10:21PM

#9 - Marc Lacoursière / @RooSoft

01/01/2011 at 07:43PM

#10 - Behnam Esfahbod / @zwnj

12/31/2010 at 11:07AM

#11 - Federico Galassi / @federicogalassi

01/28/2011 at 02:15AM

#12 - Hu Junfeng / @hujunfeng

07/22/2011 at 07:40AM

#13 - Utkarsh Kukreti / @utkarshkukreti

12/31/2010 at 10:48AM

#14 - Aurélien Delahaye / @alkove

01/02/2011 at 01:29PM

#15 - Benoît Ryder / @benoitryder

01/03/2011 at 02:48PM

#16 - Danny O'Sullivan / @db0s

01/05/2011 at 03:01AM

#17 - Balkoth / @_Balkoth_

01/08/2011 at 03:04PM

#18 - Tim Chase / @gumnos

06/10/2011 at 05:27PM

#19 - not so punk :] / @notsopunk

06/19/2011 at 10:21AM

#20 - Justin Love / @wondible

07/19/2011 at 07:42AM

#21 - p0ckets / @p0ckets

10/09/2011 at 12:58PM

#22 - Jaime A. Sánchez / @jashbeta

12/21/2011 at 08:12PM

#23 - Vasil Sakarov / @vsakarov

01/17/2012 at 10:40AM

#24 - Renat Aksitov / @Korvin79

03/03/2012 at 10:25AM

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#25 - Garry Shutler / @gshutler

03/31/2012 at 11:11AM

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#26 - Nolen Royalty / @NolenRoyalty

04/21/2012 at 08:07PM

#27 - Urtica dioica / @udioica

05/31/2012 at 11:05AM

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#28 - Conner McDaniel / @connermcd

09/24/2012 at 05:04PM

#29 - Yannick LM / @yanicklm

12/31/2010 at 09:34AM

#30 - Thedward the Edward / @thedward

12/31/2010 at 12:37PM

#31 - Wei Dai / @clvv42

12/31/2010 at 05:18PM

#32 - Saikat Guha / @guhasaikat

01/03/2011 at 02:38AM

#33 - Prody / @Prody225

12/31/2010 at 09:22AM

#34 - Eike Schulte / @eikeschulte

12/31/2010 at 09:32AM

#35 - Peter Anselmo / @peter_anselmo

12/31/2010 at 11:28AM

#36 - Henri Bourcereau / @mmai

12/31/2010 at 01:07PM

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#37 - Alain Gilbert / @alain_gilbert

12/31/2010 at 01:16PM

#38 - Ricardo Mendes / @locks

12/31/2010 at 02:19PM

#39 - Israel Chauca F. / @Raimondi

12/31/2010 at 11:57PM

#40 - Brad / @bjjwillis

01/01/2011 at 05:31PM

#41 - Adam Pohorecki / @apohorecki

01/03/2011 at 04:34AM

#42 - Pete Johns / @johnsyweb

01/12/2011 at 03:35AM

#43 - Eivind Jahren / @HaskellElephant

01/17/2011 at 09:44AM

#44 - h_east (DDD ready) / @h_east

01/29/2011 at 11:23PM

#45 - Joost / @vlabakje

02/12/2011 at 10:20AM

#46 - vg / @vimgolfer

02/27/2011 at 01:24PM

#47 - Terje Larsen / @terlars

04/07/2011 at 02:56PM

#48 - nicolas bo / @thevegeta

11/09/2011 at 07:29AM

#49 - Kerson Hsiao / @KersonHsiao

07/17/2012 at 06:52PM

#50 - Josh Weinberg / @jcweinberg

12/31/2010 at 10:23AM

#51 - Marian Schubert / @MarianSchubert

12/31/2010 at 02:16PM

#52 - Asmund Liseth / @Asmund_L

01/07/2011 at 02:22PM

#53 - Rob Ciaccio / @RobertoCalavera

01/21/2011 at 11:07AM

#54 - Michał Taszycki / @mehowte

01/24/2011 at 06:12AM

#55 - Trevor Powell / @DoomedBunnies

11/30/2011 at 09:53PM

#56 - 無ん垢の叫び / @john_ababa

03/13/2012 at 01:21AM

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#57 - Tyler Bindon / @tylerbindon

04/06/2013 at 10:23PM

#58 - Henrik Nyh / @henrik

12/31/2010 at 08:41AM

#59 -  Ikhsan Maulana / @ixandidu

12/31/2010 at 08:51AM

#60 - matthewd / @_matthewd

12/31/2010 at 08:56AM

#61 - Stephen Morrow / @yawmark

12/31/2010 at 10:24AM

#62 - Will Gray / @graywh

12/31/2010 at 11:41AM

#63 - Clint Tseng / @dgtljunglist

12/31/2010 at 01:38PM

#64 - Ilya Ermolin / @ermolinis

12/31/2010 at 02:17PM

#65 - Pierre / @Pihour

12/31/2010 at 05:58PM

#66 - Nándor Komzák / @rubymood

12/31/2010 at 06:16PM

#67 - Denis Odorcic / @denisodorcic

01/01/2011 at 05:09PM

#68 - PA Parent / @paparent

01/02/2011 at 05:52AM

#69 - Paul King / @nrocy

01/02/2011 at 09:49AM

#70 - Mattiassich Ákos / @mattiassicha

01/03/2011 at 06:34AM

#71 - Avinash Baliga / @avinashbaliga

03/27/2011 at 12:58PM

#72 - Jesús Espino / @jespinog

09/05/2011 at 01:19PM

#73 - Rune Botten / @runeb

12/31/2010 at 08:36AM

#74 - Rod Cloutier / @RodCloutier

12/31/2010 at 08:50AM

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#75 - Guillaume Bonnoron / @gbonnoron

12/31/2010 at 09:19AM

#76 - Douglas Stockwell / @dstockwell

12/31/2010 at 10:45AM

#77 - Leonard Chin / @lchin

01/02/2011 at 08:29AM

#78 - Marcin Sza / @coot_

11/24/2012 at 03:20PM

#79 - Alex Hammel / @AlexJHammel

12/24/2012 at 10:50AM

#80 - Antonio Lucca / @tonyxzt

12/31/2010 at 10:42AM

#81 - Dmytro Shteflyuk / @kpumuk

12/31/2010 at 01:52PM

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#82 - Ben Lenarts / @benlenarts

01/02/2011 at 04:09PM

#83 - PJ Probity / @james_cartledge

01/03/2011 at 01:42AM

#84 - Andrey Andreev / @andro_a

01/04/2011 at 01:25AM

#85 - Kurt Gaastra / @KGaastra

02/13/2012 at 10:03PM

#86 - Tyler Breisacher / @tbreisacher

08/25/2012 at 02:09AM

#87 - Francisco Dibar / @frandibar

01/06/2011 at 06:28PM

#88 - Mohammad-Javad Izadi / @mjizadi

01/05/2011 at 05:38AM

#89 - Frederik Mogensen / @fmogensen

03/31/2011 at 03:17AM

#90 - Bill Odom / @billodom

12/31/2010 at 03:04PM

#91 - Vincent Isambart / @vincentisambart

12/31/2010 at 03:13PM

#92 - David / @ddddddddavid

01/01/2011 at 07:47PM

#93 - Mickael / @mickaelb

01/02/2011 at 05:05AM

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#94 - aimee / @sermoa

01/02/2011 at 10:26AM

#95 - Øystein Walle / @oysteinwalle

07/10/2011 at 04:11AM

#96 - Dave / @zzdave13

07/13/2011 at 02:40PM

#97 - jasper110 / @jasper110

09/22/2011 at 02:13AM

#98 - Son of Bongo / @bpcode

05/13/2012 at 04:46AM

#99 - Michael Limiero / @michaellimiero

08/15/2012 at 09:47AM

#100 - kmymtksh / @kmymtksh

12/31/2010 at 10:37AM

#101 - Juan C. Muller / @juancmuller

12/31/2010 at 10:47AM

#102 - Ryan Horn / @ryan_horn

12/31/2010 at 11:10AM

#103 - xer0x / @xer0x

01/01/2011 at 12:41PM

#104 - Addisu Taddese / @azeey

01/01/2011 at 06:50PM

#105 - davidnorth / @davidnorth

01/01/2011 at 07:07PM

#106 - Jens-Chr. Fischer / @jcfischer

01/03/2011 at 02:40AM

#107 - aaaa3331 / @aaaa3331

01/03/2011 at 01:48PM

#108 - David Duponchel / @dduponchel

01/08/2011 at 11:07AM

#109 - Stephan Weller / @stephan_weller

01/10/2011 at 01:16PM

#110 - drio / @drio

01/11/2011 at 05:32AM

#111 - Andrey A. Ugolnik / @andreyugolnik

01/19/2011 at 11:46AM

#112 - William Dunand / @wdunand

11/28/2011 at 12:34AM

#113 - Al / @96258

12/14/2011 at 08:31AM

#114 - Xavier Nayrac / @lkdjiin

12/30/2011 at 07:46AM

#115 - akira_simpson / @akira_simpson

01/31/2012 at 10:18AM

#116 - Dan Huang / @yuzeh

02/15/2012 at 04:10PM

#117 - Tom Duijf / @tomduijf

02/12/2011 at 10:02AM

#118 - Raul Brito / @raulbrito

06/16/2011 at 02:30AM

#119 - Joe Hassick / @jhassick

12/31/2010 at 10:22AM

#120 - Nicolas Friedli / @NicolasFriedli

10/28/2012 at 12:11PM

#121 - woodspock / @woodspock

12/31/2010 at 10:48AM

#122 - Solomon White / @rubysolo

01/02/2011 at 04:14PM

#123 - Joel Taylor / @otte_rs

12/31/2010 at 03:42PM

#124 - Antoine Hérault / @Herzult

01/03/2011 at 02:14PM

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#125 - solsTiCe d'Hiver / @solstice_dhiver

01/01/2011 at 01:11PM

#126 - Toto l'haricot / @nico_le_terribl

01/09/2011 at 10:58AM

#127 - David E Smith / @david3smith

12/31/2010 at 11:28AM

#128 - Joshua Flanagan / @jflanagan

12/31/2010 at 04:01PM

#129 - libicocco / @libicocco

12/31/2010 at 11:08AM

#130 - Jan B. / @bracki

01/03/2011 at 08:52AM

#131 - neleai / @enlaei

12/31/2010 at 01:49PM

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Solutions

#105 davidnorth / @davidnorth - Score: 33 - 01/01/11 @ 19:07

#106 Jens-Chr. Fischer / @jcfischer - Score: 33 - 01/03/11 @ 02:40

#107 aaaa3331 / @aaaa3331 - Score: 33 - 01/03/11 @ 13:48

#108 David Duponchel / @dduponchel - Score: 33 - 01/08/11 @ 11:07

#109 Stephan Weller / @stephan_weller - Score: 33 - 01/10/11 @ 13:16

#110 drio / @drio - Score: 33 - 01/11/11 @ 05:32

#111 Andrey A. Ugolnik / @andreyugolnik - Score: 33 - 01/19/11 @ 11:46

#112 William Dunand / @wdunand - Score: 33 - 11/28/11 @ 00:34

#113 Al / @96258 - Score: 33 - 12/14/11 @ 08:31

#114 Xavier Nayrac / @lkdjiin - Score: 33 - 12/30/11 @ 07:46

#115 akira_simpson / @akira_simpson - Score: 33 - 01/31/12 @ 10:18

#116 Dan Huang / @yuzeh - Score: 33 - 02/15/12 @ 16:10

#117 Tom Duijf / @tomduijf - Score: 34 - 02/12/11 @ 10:02

#118 Raul Brito / @raulbrito - Score: 34 - 06/16/11 @ 02:30

#119 Joe Hassick / @jhassick - Score: 36 - 12/31/10 @ 10:22

#120 Nicolas Friedli / @NicolasFriedli - Score: 36 - 10/28/12 @ 12:11

#121 woodspock / @woodspock - Score: 37 - 12/31/10 @ 10:48

#122 Solomon White / @rubysolo - Score: 38 - 01/02/11 @ 16:14

#123 Joel Taylor / @otte_rs - Score: 39 - 12/31/10 @ 15:42

#124 Antoine Hérault / @Herzult - Score: 39 - 01/03/11 @ 14:14

#125 solsTiCe d'Hiver / @solstice_dhiver - Score: 40 - 01/01/11 @ 13:11

#126 Toto l'haricot / @nico_le_terribl - Score: 43 - 01/09/11 @ 10:58

#127 David E Smith / @david3smith - Score: 45 - 12/31/10 @ 11:28

#128 Joshua Flanagan / @jflanagan - Score: 46 - 12/31/10 @ 16:01

#129 libicocco / @libicocco - Score: 50 - 12/31/10 @ 11:08

#130 Jan B. / @bracki - Score: 55 - 01/03/11 @ 08:52

#131 neleai / @enlaei - Score: 78 - 12/31/10 @ 13:49

Created by: @jamesconroyfinn Tweet

131 active golfers, 358 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

#1 - dominique pellé / @vimgolfisto

#2 - Leeward Bound / @leewardbound

#3 - Kyle Willmon / @kylewillmon

#4 - derp derp / @derp__

#5 - Ujjwol Lamichhane / @Ujjwol

#6 - Pasha Klets / @p01nt

#7 - You-Siang Lin / @yslinnctu

#8 - Pei-Lun Lee / @ypcatw

#9 - Marc Lacoursière / @RooSoft

#10 - Behnam Esfahbod / @zwnj

#11 - Federico Galassi / @federicogalassi

#12 - Hu Junfeng / @hujunfeng

#13 - Utkarsh Kukreti / @utkarshkukreti

#14 - Aurélien Delahaye / @alkove

#15 - Benoît Ryder / @benoitryder

#16 - Danny O'Sullivan / @db0s

#17 - Balkoth / @_Balkoth_

#18 - Tim Chase / @gumnos

#19 - not so punk :] / @notsopunk

#20 - Justin Love / @wondible

#21 - p0ckets / @p0ckets

#22 - Jaime A. Sánchez / @jashbeta

#23 - Vasil Sakarov / @vsakarov

#24 - Renat Aksitov / @Korvin79

#25 - Garry Shutler / @gshutler

#26 - Nolen Royalty / @NolenRoyalty

#27 - Urtica dioica / @udioica

#28 - Conner McDaniel / @connermcd

#29 - Yannick LM / @yanicklm

#30 - Thedward the Edward / @thedward

#31 - Wei Dai / @clvv42

#32 - Saikat Guha / @guhasaikat

#33 - Prody / @Prody225

#34 - Eike Schulte / @eikeschulte

#35 - Peter Anselmo / @peter_anselmo

#36 - Henri Bourcereau / @mmai

#37 - Alain Gilbert / @alain_gilbert

#38 - Ricardo Mendes / @locks

#39 - Israel Chauca F. / @Raimondi

#40 - Brad / @bjjwillis

#41 - Adam Pohorecki / @apohorecki

#42 - Pete Johns / @johnsyweb

#43 - Eivind Jahren / @HaskellElephant