Played Challenges
Simple, Practical, and Common - 33791 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: 29
- Position: #4721 / 7455
- Number of attempts: 4
Swap values - 4647 entries
Well, swap the values...
- Best score: 11
- Best player score: 13
- Position: #587 / 1276
- Number of attempts: 4
One number per line - 18801 entries
Just give me the numbers.
- Best score: 14
- Best player score: 17
- Position: #1148 / 3882
- Number of attempts: 8
Split line with dots - 2154 entries
This line is too long, split it.
- Best score: 15
- Best player score: 21
- Position: #421 / 635
- Number of attempts: 1
From argument to object - 1524 entries
This task typifies those programmers endure while coding. This C-family pseudocode needs a function argument to be repurposed as an object call. Simply search and replace? Repeat a pattern of edits?
- Best score: 17
- Best player score: 24
- Position: #421 / 463
- Number of attempts: 2
Search and Replace 0 - 5007 entries
Replace every instance of 'aaa' with 'xaaax'.
- Best score: 12
- Best player score: 16
- Position: #1222 / 1631
- Number of attempts: 3
comment and uncomment code inline - 1151 entries
It's very useful to be able to comment out a block of code in a quick edit. And likewise to uncomment the code. This operation often involves multi-line stanzas and even large blocks. With just line-wise navigation and insert mode this would cost you about 4 keystrokes per line. Master this hole of VimGolf and you'll quickly drop your key count in day to day Vim as well.
- Best score: 9
- Best player score: 9
- Position: #39 / 328
- Number of attempts: 6
Just the middle - 11509 entries
Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.
- Best score: 7
- Best player score: 7
- Position: #919 / 4218
- Number of attempts: 6
Vice versa - 7968 entries
Little role switching.
- Best score: 12
- Best player score: 17
- Position: #1578 / 2144
- Number of attempts: 2
Paragraph breaks - 527 entries
Swap the blank lines and the aaa lines.
- Best score: 10
- Best player score: 18
- Position: #163 / 168
- Number of attempts: 2
I forgot quotes - 16061 entries
Oops.
- Best score: 10
- Best player score: 15
- Position: #2191 / 4195
- Number of attempts: 3
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10699 entries
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !
- Best score: 11
- Best player score: 12
- Position: #2208 / 3695
- Number of attempts: 4
quotes inside quotes - 3182 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: 22
- Position: #1036 / 1085
- Number of attempts: 1
Meriadec Pillet
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JS. C. UNIX. Command line monk. Vim priest. I like mountains. JS Dev @mailjet