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Played Challenges

Search and Replace 0 - 5004 entries

Replace every instance of 'aaa' with 'xaaax'.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #1511 / 1630
  • Number of attempts: 1
Line Zipper - 477 entries

Zip/pair related lines.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #204 / 216
  • Number of attempts: 1
Alphabetize the directory - 298 entries

Put the contacts and their information in alphabetical order.

  • Best score: 30
  • Best player score: 31
  • Position: #18 / 101
  • Number of attempts: 3
The holy-grail may help - 377 entries

Can you find it in less than 20 strokes, Arthur?

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #172 / 212
  • Number of attempts: 2
Ruby 1.9 compat - 634 entries

Remember when Ruby supported `when <expr> :`? Well, it doesn't in 1.9, so let's make sure we use `then`, without ruining our lovely new hash syntax!

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #101 / 235
  • Number of attempts: 2
Change the content of a string - 1593 entries

This docstring is a complete lie. Fix it.

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 32
  • Position: #555 / 594
  • Number of attempts: 1
Simple text editing with Vim - 12989 entries

Make the pairs of lines match up by making each second line same as first

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #3157 / 3737
  • Number of attempts: 2
Tyler Wymer
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Aspiring web developer. Rookie Rubyist. Vim wizard. Unix lover. Cyclist. Software Artisan at @EdgeCase. Co-organizer of @VimCbus.

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