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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33722 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: #1755 / 7442
  • Number of attempts: 6
Box it - 7916 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #617 / 1881
  • Number of attempts: 6
html paragraph to table - 606 entries

reformat html paragraph to table

  • Best score: 48
  • Best player score: 61
  • Position: #78 / 126
  • Number of attempts: 3
Just the middle - 11483 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #1231 / 4209
  • Number of attempts: 5
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: 12
  • Position: #103 / 677
  • Number of attempts: 1
Increment each number - 1025 entries

Increment each number individually by one

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #68 / 249
  • Number of attempts: 8
Delete to the end of the current line - 829 entries

Delete to the end of the current line, but keep the character under the cursor.

  • Best score: 5
  • Best player score: 5
  • Position: #125 / 400
  • Number of attempts: 3
I forgot quotes - 16022 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #2298 / 4189
  • Number of attempts: 4
Pascal's Triangle - 38 entries

Generate the first 17 left-justified rows of Pascal's triangle.

  • Best score: 36
  • Best player score: 36
  • Position: #5 / 17
  • Number of attempts: 2
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