Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put [challenge ID]

Played Challenges

Quicksort - 1962 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: 6
  • Position: #77 / 431
  • Number of attempts: 10
Populate 3D bone names list - 629 entries

Ran into this at work, excited to see how this gets optimized

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 27
  • Position: #69 / 162
  • Number of attempts: 3
Find fix point of cos - 1402 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: #196 / 415
  • Number of attempts: 4
Paste a column after a column - 2537 entries

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

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #183 / 553
  • Number of attempts: 6
HS exam question - 1589 entries

Convert the data to a python dictionary

  • Best score: 47
  • Best player score: 107
  • Position: #351 / 417
  • Number of attempts: 2
Many duplicates - 1445 entries

Quick and easy

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #272 / 468
  • Number of attempts: 5
Fix the shell script! - 2544 entries

Fix the shell script with the fewest keystrokes!

  • Best score: 26
  • Best player score: 30
  • Position: #238 / 589
  • Number of attempts: 7
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