Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33757 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: 22
  • Position: #1884 / 7450
  • Number of attempts: 8
One number per line - 18780 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #1911 / 3877
  • Number of attempts: 7
citizen_hacks_2019_challenge2 - 200 entries

For the Citizen Hacks 2019 Vim competition.

  • Best score: 6
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #87 / 103
  • Number of attempts: 1
Unsemantic linewrapping - 933 entries

[Inspired by a blog post I read: https://scott.mn/2014/02/21/semantic_linewrapping/. Text adapted.] Sometimes when editing a Markdown file, I wrap the lines semantically. Instead of inserting a newline at 70 columns (or whatever), or making paragraphs one long line, I put in newlines at a point that seems logical to me. This may seem silly, but it produces better diffs. Semantic linewrapping also makes editing snappier. I can delete, edit or insert sentences easily using linewise operations. Code-oriented text editors like Vim and [REDACTED] are really good at this kind of manipulation. Editing text that hasn't been wrapped semantically is a pain, though:

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #183 / 232
  • Number of attempts: 1
Bad Copy Syntax - 2050 entries

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

  • Best score: 18
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #345 / 533
  • Number of attempts: 3
remove lines containing the word "reader" - 3610 entries

easy stuff

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #705 / 1172
  • Number of attempts: 3
I forgot quotes - 16051 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #3668 / 4194
  • Number of attempts: 2
Preetham Maiya
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Just another guy who binge watches, and a Computer Engineer

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