Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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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: #1281 / 7422
  • Number of attempts: 10
Swap values - 4616 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #215 / 1268
  • Number of attempts: 5
One number per line - 18732 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #394 / 3865
  • Number of attempts: 8
Just the middle - 11457 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #1063 / 4198
  • Number of attempts: 3
Team names - 1836 entries

The team names are misspelled.

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #116 / 588
  • Number of attempts: 6
I forgot quotes - 15989 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #711 / 4181
  • Number of attempts: 6
Words in parens - 12939 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #2699 / 3964
  • Number of attempts: 2
Skyler Soss
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