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Played Challenges

Surround the 'z' character with brackets, quotes, and print as formatted string. - 561 entries

Surround the 'z' character with brackets, quotes, and print as formatted string.

  • Best score: 17
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #247 / 314
  • Number of attempts: 1
Paste a column after a column - 2557 entries

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

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #253 / 558
  • Number of attempts: 2
Many duplicates - 1451 entries

Quick and easy

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #374 / 471
  • Number of attempts: 4
Python dataclasses - 1192 entries

Simple challenge to extract fields from a Python class

  • Best score: 19
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #157 / 295
  • Number of attempts: 1
Making 3 line function a one liner. - 329 entries

Simple challenge for frequent action while programming.

  • Best score: 4
  • Best player score: 4
  • Position: #142 / 206
  • Number of attempts: 1
Put a cross in the square - 228 entries

Put a cross in the square

  • Best score: 20
  • Best player score: 24
  • Position: #76 / 91
  • Number of attempts: 1
HS Final exam vimgolf - 904 entries

Change the initial file to a single line containing all names comma-separated with numbers inside parentheses.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #100 / 238
  • Number of attempts: 1
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