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switch variable - 5079 entries

how fast can you switch two variable ?

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #1652 / 1749
  • Number of attempts: 3
Ugly spreadsheet copy/paste to CSV - 1009 entries

convert an ugly spreadsheet copy/paste into a CSV format.

  • Best score: 19
  • Best player score: 54
  • Position: #168 / 193
  • Number of attempts: 2
Replacing some words - 428 entries

How fast could it be?

  • Best score: 17
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #59 / 151
  • Number of attempts: 4
Make it more readable - 2009 entries

Insert blank lines to make it more organized and readable

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #341 / 652
  • Number of attempts: 3
PHP Array Syntax -> MailChimp Merge Syntax - 545 entries

I recently needed to send an e-mail to our marketing department listing allowed merge tags for our MailChimp campaigns. The allowed merge tags were determined from a PHP array in one of our PHP classes. I transformed the PHP class to MailChimp's syntax and sent the e-mail. It was, however, a long, laborious process. I'm still fairly new to Vim and would love to see how an expert Vim user would tackle one of my own, real-world problems. Thanks and have fun!

  • Best score: 23
  • Best player score: 66
  • Position: #148 / 150
  • Number of attempts: 1
Reformat long lines - 361 entries

Rearrange this ruby method call to put each parameter on its own line. Could become a useful macro.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #104 / 135
  • Number of attempts: 2
Insert a Markdown link - 450 entries

Put a link in a markdown document, using the after-the-paragraph format.

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 28
  • Position: #120 / 149
  • Number of attempts: 2
Shebangs for all - 2016 entries

We've all seen or used a shebang once or twice. Ditch the specific paths and leave just a dynamic Ruby and Python bath behind.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #429 / 518
  • Number of attempts: 1
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