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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33742 entries

Simple things we do all the time should be able to be done with very few keystrokes, but sometimes I find something I need to do makes me go, "There MUST be a better way." This challenge is just a simple movement and entering text at a certain place.

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #3147 / 7447
  • Number of attempts: 6
Vice versa - 7952 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #1496 / 2139
  • Number of attempts: 2
Collect List - 4308 entries

Convert to comma separated list.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #797 / 1192
  • Number of attempts: 1
I forgot quotes - 16038 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #2122 / 4192
  • Number of attempts: 3
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10688 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #2063 / 3691
  • Number of attempts: 3
Words in parens - 12967 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #2888 / 3969
  • Number of attempts: 1
switch variable - 5079 entries

how fast can you switch two variable ?

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #870 / 1749
  • Number of attempts: 3
Whitespace, empty lines and tabs - 3763 entries

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

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 29
  • Position: #522 / 807
  • Number of attempts: 3
Flodder-challenge - 1343 entries

Replace the text the most efficient and win!

  • Best score: 27
  • Best player score: 37
  • Position: #205 / 348
  • Number of attempts: 3
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: #1475 / 3744
  • Number of attempts: 4
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: #745 / 1761
  • Number of attempts: 3
Dian Xiao
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currently @virtahealth, some design, some code, alum @CarnegieMellon, also bikes

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