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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: 22
  • Position: #2363 / 7450
  • Number of attempts: 2
prepend * to every non-blank line - 6358 entries

Prepend an asterisk to every non-blank line in the input file.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #424 / 1551
  • Number of attempts: 6
One number per line - 18780 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #753 / 3877
  • Number of attempts: 6
Add semicolons - 10891 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #749 / 3077
  • Number of attempts: 7
From argument to object - 1524 entries

This task typifies those programmers endure while coding. This C-family pseudocode needs a function argument to be repurposed as an object call. Simply search and replace? Repeat a pattern of edits?

  • Best score: 17
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #156 / 463
  • Number of attempts: 8
Just the middle - 11500 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #1493 / 4216
  • Number of attempts: 5
Stairstep digits - 407 entries

Remove the evens. Double the odds.

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #139 / 149
  • Number of attempts: 4
I forgot quotes - 16051 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #1124 / 4194
  • Number of attempts: 4
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