Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Played Challenges

Just the middle - 11457 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #1795 / 4198
  • Number of attempts: 2
Interweave two blocks of text - 659 entries

Suppose you've got data on a list of things from multiple sources. They're all in separate chunks, so how might you create a tabular output?

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #75 / 214
  • Number of attempts: 1
Sort the cardinal numbers - 310 entries

Maybe a simple challenge.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #72 / 148
  • Number of attempts: 1
Alphabetize the directory - 298 entries

Put the contacts and their information in alphabetical order.

  • Best score: 30
  • Best player score: 39
  • Position: #68 / 101
  • Number of attempts: 1
Case preserving word replacement - 454 entries

Half way through my project, my people turned into dogs. Now I have to change everything in my source.

  • Best score: 19
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #10 / 180
  • Number of attempts: 2
Numbering a List - 1931 entries

Pretty simple, number the list.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 24
  • Position: #470 / 652
  • Number of attempts: 2
The holy-grail may help - 366 entries

Can you find it in less than 20 strokes, Arthur?

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #76 / 209
  • Number of attempts: 2
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