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Extract argument from function - 2364 entries

The aim is to see if you can do some refactoring very fast.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #43 / 755
  • Number of attempts: 8
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10688 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #350 / 3691
  • Number of attempts: 6
quotes inside quotes - 3165 entries

taken from tip 85 of the very good book 'Practical Vim: Edit Text at the Speed of Thought' ! I'd be interested what people use :)

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #153 / 1079
  • Number of attempts: 5
Words in parens - 12967 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #390 / 3969
  • Number of attempts: 4
replacing each line of a block selection - 3005 entries

replace each line's ../assets/js with /javascripts

  • Best score: 18
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #64 / 779
  • Number of attempts: 8
switch variable - 5079 entries

how fast can you switch two variable ?

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #299 / 1749
  • Number of attempts: 5
Numbering a List - 1935 entries

Pretty simple, number the list.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #402 / 654
  • Number of attempts: 3
Simple text editing with Vim - 13017 entries

Make the pairs of lines match up by making each second line same as first

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #2454 / 3745
  • Number of attempts: 1
Reformat/Refactor a Golfer Class - 7173 entries

A simple case of removing unneeded code and fixing broken indentation.

  • Best score: 28
  • Best player score: 34
  • Position: #306 / 1761
  • Number of attempts: 7
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