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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33621 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: #1077 / 7422
  • Number of attempts: 8
Swap values - 4622 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #191 / 1269
  • Number of attempts: 6
One number per line - 18732 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #304 / 3865
  • Number of attempts: 8
multiple cursor alternative - 1519 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: #22 / 380
  • Number of attempts: 5
From argument to object - 1508 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: 17
  • Position: #59 / 458
  • Number of attempts: 6
Just the middle - 11458 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #994 / 4199
  • Number of attempts: 3
Array transposition - 2417 entries

Transpose two arrays into one.

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #85 / 448
  • Number of attempts: 7
I forgot quotes - 15990 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #639 / 4182
  • Number of attempts: 6
Words in parens - 12939 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #826 / 3964
  • Number of attempts: 5
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