Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33757 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: 25
  • Position: #3264 / 7450
  • Number of attempts: 14
One number per line - 18780 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #2912 / 3877
  • Number of attempts: 4
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: 22
  • Position: #394 / 463
  • Number of attempts: 1
Simple addition - 332 entries

The right side of the equation is already there. We just need the left one now.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #115 / 124
  • Number of attempts: 2
I forgot quotes - 16051 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1712 / 4194
  • Number of attempts: 3
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10699 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #1168 / 3695
  • Number of attempts: 3
Remove semicolons after expressions - 663 entries

A follow-up for http://vimgolf.com/challenges/4fc9d767d3a0d4000100000e.

  • Best score: 6
  • Best player score: 6
  • Position: #93 / 264
  • Number of attempts: 4
Reformat/Refactor a Golfer Class - 7229 entries

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

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 58
  • Position: #1586 / 1778
  • Number of attempts: 3
Benjamin Unger
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anesthesiologist, programmer (Ruby on Rails). Co-op board member. Returned PCV Honduras '96-'98. Cincinnati native.

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