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: 28
  • Position: #4417 / 7450
  • Number of attempts: 2
One number per line - 18780 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #943 / 3877
  • Number of attempts: 7
Box it - 7939 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #55 / 1885
  • Number of attempts: 4
Two pairs of cluster of letters creates word - 749 entries

Clean and group.

  • Best score: 17
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #131 / 178
  • Number of attempts: 3
Words in parens - 12969 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #2451 / 3970
  • Number of attempts: 5
Ben Weinstein-Raun
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I ain't afraid of nothin'. Basically a second-rate typist.

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