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: 33
  • Position: #6138 / 7422
  • Number of attempts: 2
One number per line - 18732 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 27
  • Position: #3490 / 3865
  • Number of attempts: 1
Box it - 7905 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #658 / 1876
  • Number of attempts: 6
Vice versa - 7907 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #1819 / 2128
  • Number of attempts: 1
Collect List - 4298 entries

Convert to comma separated list.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #387 / 1190
  • Number of attempts: 4
I forgot quotes - 15989 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #3732 / 4181
  • Number of attempts: 1
Lisp Condense - 460 entries

Reduce 4 cons selection operations down to one function call.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #137 / 158
  • Number of attempts: 2
Words in parens - 12939 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #3488 / 3964
  • Number of attempts: 1
switch variable - 5071 entries

how fast can you switch two variable ?

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #1230 / 1748
  • Number of attempts: 1
Reformat/Refactor a Golfer Class - 6984 entries

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

  • Best score: 28
  • Best player score: 53
  • Position: #1464 / 1708
  • Number of attempts: 2
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