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Played Challenges

Quicksort - 2005 entries

We need the numbers in the first row sorted as quickly as possible! Be careful not to disturb the data below the divider though: that must remain unchanged.

  • Best score: 6
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #143 / 442
  • Number of attempts: 6
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: 14
  • Position: #87 / 558
  • Number of attempts: 7
HS exam question - 1589 entries

Convert the data to a python dictionary

  • Best score: 47
  • Best player score: 54
  • Position: #74 / 417
  • Number of attempts: 9
Visual block training - 1075 entries

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

  • Best score: 17
  • Best player score: 29
  • Position: #86 / 205
  • Number of attempts: 5
Whitespace, empty lines and tabs - 3763 entries

Convert tabs to spaces, strip empty lines and trailing whitespace.

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #166 / 807
  • Number of attempts: 9
Simple text editing with Vim - 13013 entries

Make the pairs of lines match up by making each second line same as first

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1984 / 3744
  • Number of attempts: 5
Reformat/Refactor a Golfer Class - 7173 entries

A simple case of removing unneeded code and fixing broken indentation.

  • Best score: 28
  • Best player score: 39
  • Position: #783 / 1761
  • Number of attempts: 5
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