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Remove line numbers - 736 entries

From http://web.archive.org/web/20140831121704/http://dirac.org/linux/gdb/02a-Memory_Layout_And_The_Stack.php#investigatingthestackwithgdb.

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #83 / 198
  • Number of attempts: 4
Find fix point of cos - 1408 entries

Write a function to find the fix point of cos. It is not a good code; It is just to use vim. Inspired by the excellent https://mvanier.livejournal.com/2897.html about the Y combinator.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #144 / 418
  • Number of attempts: 3
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: 17
  • Position: #114 / 314
  • Number of attempts: 2
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: 16
  • Position: #172 / 558
  • Number of attempts: 6
HS exam question - 1589 entries

Convert the data to a python dictionary

  • Best score: 47
  • Best player score: 73
  • Position: #229 / 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: 42
  • Position: #288 / 349
  • Number of attempts: 1
delete swap - 1788 entries

delete all swap

  • Best score: 5
  • Best player score: 5
  • Position: #264 / 557
  • Number of attempts: 8
Modernise code - 1402 entries

Modernise and clean up some C++ code.

  • Best score: 34
  • Best player score: 35
  • Position: #95 / 324
  • Number of attempts: 15
The holy-grail may help - 381 entries

Can you find it in less than 20 strokes, Arthur?

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #209 / 213
  • Number of attempts: 1
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