Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33616 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: #1967 / 7420
  • Number of attempts: 8
One number per line - 18727 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #573 / 3864
  • Number of attempts: 13
SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE to Title Case - 1214 entries

Convert strings in SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE to Title Case. Examples: EMPLOYEE_NAME -> Employee Name REVENUE_YEAR_TO_DATE -> Revenue Year To Date SALARY -> Salary

  • Best score: 19
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #25 / 249
  • Number of attempts: 15
Add semicolons - 10852 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #276 / 3063
  • Number of attempts: 8
Bad Copy Syntax - 2037 entries

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

  • Best score: 18
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #140 / 525
  • Number of attempts: 12
remove lines containing the word "reader" - 3586 entries

easy stuff

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #329 / 1162
  • Number of attempts: 4
Box it - 7905 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #511 / 1876
  • Number of attempts: 8
Just the middle - 11454 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #1313 / 4197
  • Number of attempts: 5
Line under headers - 2044 entries

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

  • Best score: 24
  • Best player score: 27
  • Position: #139 / 503
  • Number of attempts: 6
I forgot quotes - 15983 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #2687 / 4180
  • Number of attempts: 3
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