Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33742 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: 28
  • Position: #4471 / 7447
  • Number of attempts: 6
One number per line - 18776 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #2774 / 3875
  • Number of attempts: 4
Add semicolons - 10887 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #1244 / 3074
  • Number of attempts: 3
Bad Copy Syntax - 2044 entries

Copy should be from right to left, but sometimes you type it wrong.

  • Best score: 18
  • Best player score: 27
  • Position: #408 / 530
  • Number of attempts: 2
Box it - 7916 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #1009 / 1881
  • Number of attempts: 4
Just the middle - 11495 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #2988 / 4213
  • Number of attempts: 2
Vice versa - 7953 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #825 / 2140
  • Number of attempts: 4
Line under headers - 2059 entries

Put a line under each header, and remove the other markdown formatting.

  • Best score: 24
  • Best player score: 32
  • Position: #325 / 507
  • Number of attempts: 1
I forgot quotes - 16038 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #3060 / 4192
  • Number of attempts: 1
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10688 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #3202 / 3691
  • Number of attempts: 1
Jerry Zhu
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I tinker around with Indie Game development since I think it's cool. Not very active and needs to figure out how to get an actual online presence :D

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