Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33724 entries

Simple things we do all the time should be able to be done with very few keystrokes, but sometimes I find something I need to do makes me go, "There MUST be a better way." This challenge is just a simple movement and entering text at a certain place.

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #201 / 7442
  • Number of attempts: 4
One number per line - 18755 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #1618 / 3870
  • Number of attempts: 3
V to the i - 4813 entries

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

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #1100 / 1897
  • Number of attempts: 1
Split line with dots - 2154 entries

This line is too long, split it.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #275 / 635
  • Number of attempts: 2
Just the middle - 11484 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #481 / 4209
  • Number of attempts: 2
JS notation to Immutable.js notation - 186 entries

Now Immutable.js made its way into many frontends. This challenge consists of a typical refactoring that many of us are facing now.

  • Best score: 34
  • Best player score: 52
  • Position: #58 / 63
  • Number of attempts: 1
Vice versa - 7945 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #89 / 2138
  • Number of attempts: 4
comments galore - 1048 entries

Basic comment reformatting

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #8 / 425
  • Number of attempts: 2
Collect List - 4305 entries

Convert to comma separated list.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #706 / 1191
  • Number of attempts: 3
I forgot quotes - 16022 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #296 / 4189
  • Number of attempts: 3
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10682 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #844 / 3689
  • Number of attempts: 2
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