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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33700 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: #1046 / 7436
  • Number of attempts: 8
Swap values - 4639 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #435 / 1273
  • Number of attempts: 4
One number per line - 18751 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #285 / 3869
  • Number of attempts: 7
multiple cursor alternative - 1521 entries

from: https://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/6w5pfa/crosspost_from_remacs_how_would_you_do_this_in_vim/

  • Best score: 19
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #9 / 381
  • Number of attempts: 3
From argument to object - 1509 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: 18
  • Position: #214 / 459
  • Number of attempts: 5
Every other line - 2915 entries

AaAaAaA

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #612 / 704
  • Number of attempts: 1
Just the middle - 11477 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #2505 / 4206
  • Number of attempts: 1
Missing Library and a Typo - 893 entries

I forgot to add a c library, please add it for me. Also I'm bad at typing so fix my typo too.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #111 / 214
  • Number of attempts: 7
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: 15
  • Position: #27 / 79
  • Number of attempts: 3
Vice versa - 7933 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #783 / 2134
  • Number of attempts: 5
Array transposition - 2425 entries

Transpose two arrays into one.

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #187 / 449
  • Number of attempts: 9
I forgot quotes - 16014 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #621 / 4188
  • Number of attempts: 7
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10676 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #2231 / 3687
  • Number of attempts: 2
Words in parens - 12966 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #1614 / 3968
  • Number of attempts: 2
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