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Played Challenges

Paste a column after a column - 2555 entries

This task is very common while using multi-cursor. What is the elegant vim way ?

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #25 / 557
  • Number of attempts: 8
HS exam question - 1589 entries

Convert the data to a python dictionary

  • Best score: 47
  • Best player score: 87
  • Position: #297 / 417
  • Number of attempts: 1
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: 24
  • Position: #36 / 349
  • Number of attempts: 8
Many duplicates - 1447 entries

Quick and easy

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #217 / 470
  • Number of attempts: 5
Fix the shell script! - 2596 entries

Fix the shell script with the fewest keystrokes!

  • Best score: 26
  • Best player score: 29
  • Position: #207 / 603
  • Number of attempts: 9
Put a newline after every 10 lines in vim - 1660 entries

Goal is to put a newline after every 10 lines in vim.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #168 / 558
  • Number of attempts: 3
Com(m)a Trouble - 3875 entries

Someone was real stupid when placing his commas. Can you fix it?

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #163 / 876
  • Number of attempts: 7
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