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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: 23
  • Position: #2657 / 7447
  • Number of attempts: 6
One number per line - 18776 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #2221 / 3875
  • Number of attempts: 2
V to the i - 4818 entries

Input is 99 V's. Output is 100 i's.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #1365 / 1898
  • Number of attempts: 3
Split line with dots - 2154 entries

This line is too long, split it.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 26
  • Position: #554 / 635
  • Number of attempts: 2
remove lines containing the word "reader" - 3604 entries

easy stuff

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #586 / 1169
  • Number of attempts: 3
Com(m)a Trouble - 3880 entries

Someone was real stupid when placing his commas. Can you fix it?

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #546 / 878
  • Number of attempts: 2
Box it - 7916 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #580 / 1881
  • Number of attempts: 6
Cool or not? - 836 entries

abc trying to be cool or not...

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #141 / 231
  • Number of attempts: 2
Copy three lines - 2875 entries

If the site is up (by some miracle), make the text under every header identical.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #469 / 641
  • Number of attempts: 3
Search and Replace 0 - 5007 entries

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

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1039 / 1631
  • Number of attempts: 2
Flip the bit - 129 entries

Change the specific 0 to a 1.

  • Best score: 8
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #62 / 74
  • Number of attempts: 2
Just the middle - 11495 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #2814 / 4213
  • Number of attempts: 1
Basic renumbering - 5683 entries

Renumbering Basic.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #707 / 1269
  • Number of attempts: 4
Vice versa - 7952 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #1779 / 2139
  • Number of attempts: 1
One to Ten - 2227 entries

Generate the sequence of numbers from 1 to 10, one number per line. Inspired by this Reddit thread: https://redd.it/ak4it2

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #459 / 677
  • Number of attempts: 3
Increment each number - 1025 entries

Increment each number individually by one

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #129 / 249
  • Number of attempts: 3
Put the months in order - 974 entries

Our contractor thought that months should be in alphabetical order. Put them in calendar order please.

  • Best score: 20
  • Best player score: 48
  • Position: #117 / 163
  • Number of attempts: 4
I forgot quotes - 16038 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #2295 / 4192
  • Number of attempts: 1
switch variable - 5079 entries

how fast can you switch two variable ?

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #954 / 1749
  • Number of attempts: 2
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