Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33724 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: 30
  • Position: #5267 / 7442
  • Number of attempts: 1
One number per line - 18755 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #2226 / 3870
  • Number of attempts: 3
Swap values inside brackets - 2511 entries

Easy challenge.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #340 / 583
  • Number of attempts: 3
remove lines containing the word "reader" - 3604 entries

easy stuff

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #180 / 1169
  • Number of attempts: 3
Box it - 7916 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 34
  • Position: #1582 / 1881
  • Number of attempts: 2
Extract argument from function - 2364 entries

The aim is to see if you can do some refactoring very fast.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #229 / 755
  • Number of attempts: 6
Just the middle - 11484 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #1227 / 4209
  • Number of attempts: 2
I forgot quotes - 16022 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #3031 / 4189
  • Number of attempts: 2
Frede Emil
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Electronics engineer, low key musician, maker of things and weird things.

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