Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
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Played Challenges

V to the i - 4813 entries

Input is 99 V's. Output is 100 i's.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #222 / 1897
  • Number of attempts: 3
Just the middle - 11484 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #1842 / 4209
  • Number of attempts: 1
Basic renumbering - 5683 entries

Renumbering Basic.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #551 / 1269
  • Number of attempts: 1
Interactive git rebase changing commands - 172 entries

How to change the action of some commits in git rebase dialog.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #68 / 79
  • Number of attempts: 1
Mirror Symmetry - 822 entries

Add backslashes.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #139 / 269
  • Number of attempts: 3
Space out the alphabet - 1658 entries

Put 3 spaces between adjacent letters.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #349 / 445
  • Number of attempts: 1
I forgot quotes - 16022 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1567 / 4189
  • Number of attempts: 2
-a-b-c- - 3216 entries

Put hyphens everywhere.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #100 / 1138
  • Number of attempts: 2
Words in parens - 12967 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #1474 / 3969
  • Number of attempts: 2
David Rogers
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David Rogers wrangles #code for @pendoio, taught for @TheIronYard, builds #community, runs @JEAcademy, hacks #freelance, and gots #kids.

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