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HS exam question - 1589 entries

Convert the data to a python dictionary

  • Best score: 47
  • Best player score: 79
  • Position: #264 / 417
  • Number of attempts: 2
Reformat symbols in list - 1625 entries

Saw this in some lecture, easy reformatting using multiple cursor in VS Code

  • Best score: 24
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #74 / 349
  • Number of attempts: 12
Fizzbuzz - 575 entries

type the first 100 lines of the fizzbuzz problem

  • Best score: 44
  • Best player score: 85
  • Position: #105 / 168
  • Number of attempts: 1
Fix the shell script! - 2596 entries

Fix the shell script with the fewest keystrokes!

  • Best score: 26
  • Best player score: 35
  • Position: #325 / 603
  • Number of attempts: 1
Visual block training - 1075 entries

You see the input. You see the output. Go.

  • Best score: 17
  • Best player score: 38
  • Position: #111 / 205
  • Number of attempts: 2
hello-world-vimgolf - 2501 entries

Simple number generation

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #211 / 709
  • Number of attempts: 3
Fill in the chess board - 959 entries

Fill in the name of each square using its file (a-h) and rank (1-8).

  • Best score: 19
  • Best player score: 36
  • Position: #97 / 185
  • Number of attempts: 3
CSV to MD format - 413 entries

To convert a CSV list to Markdown list

  • Best score: 36
  • Best player score: 72
  • Position: #46 / 94
  • Number of attempts: 1
Python dataclasses - 1192 entries

Simple challenge to extract fields from a Python class

  • Best score: 19
  • Best player score: 30
  • Position: #197 / 295
  • Number of attempts: 5
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