Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33742 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: 31
  • Position: #5430 / 7447
  • Number of attempts: 1
Swap values - 4643 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #1002 / 1274
  • Number of attempts: 1
Just the middle - 11495 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #3432 / 4213
  • Number of attempts: 2
Basic renumbering - 5683 entries

Renumbering Basic.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #1030 / 1269
  • Number of attempts: 1
Vice versa - 7952 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #1231 / 2139
  • Number of attempts: 1
Mirrored text - 185 entries

backward and forward, and long enough to be challenging

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #56 / 72
  • Number of attempts: 2
Scrambled numbers - 807 entries

Four is NOT 1. One is 1.

  • Best score: 18
  • Best player score: 43
  • Position: #178 / 184
  • Number of attempts: 1
Collect List - 4308 entries

Convert to comma separated list.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #930 / 1192
  • Number of attempts: 1
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10688 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #3113 / 3691
  • Number of attempts: 2
Lauren Scott
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Programmer, Poet, Badass. Now coding at @Braintree. @DevBootcamp grad, @RailsBridgeChi organizer, @GirlDevelopIt teacher, future galactic ruler.

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