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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
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Played Challenges

Recursively Palindrome - 267 entries

Note that there are 2^6-1 characters.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 29
  • Position: #52 / 75
  • Number of attempts: 3
Numbering a List - 1935 entries

Pretty simple, number the list.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #282 / 654
  • Number of attempts: 5
Java Array2List - 233 entries

Convert an java array initializer into a list.

  • Best score: 67
  • Best player score: 93
  • Position: #34 / 87
  • Number of attempts: 1
Simple text editing with Vim - 13012 entries

Make the pairs of lines match up by making each second line same as first

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #2588 / 3743
  • Number of attempts: 1
Reformat/Refactor a Golfer Class - 7172 entries

A simple case of removing unneeded code and fixing broken indentation.

  • Best score: 28
  • Best player score: 50
  • Position: #1390 / 1760
  • Number of attempts: 1
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